President Biden appeared to confuse Ukraine and Gaza while talking about the war-torn region during a bilateral meeting with the Italian prime minister in the Oval Office on Friday.
“Today I will also be discussing the Middle East and the tragic and alarming events that occurred yesterday in northern Gaza. We are trying to carry out humanitarian operations there, and the loss of life is heartbreaking. ” the president said of the dozens of people killed there. Thursday when a humanitarian aid truck came under fire. He previously mentioned passing the Ukraine aid bill.
He continued on Gaza, saying, “Innocent people are caught up in a terrible war trying to feed their families, and people are so desperate. And you’ve seen the reaction when they try to get help. “And we need to do more. And the United States will do more.” We will work with our friends in Jordan and others to provide airlift, additional food and supplies to Ukraine, and continue to open other avenues for Ukraine, including the possibility of a maritime corridor. intend to. , providing massive amounts of humanitarian aid in addition to expanding land delivery. ”
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President Biden held bilateral talks with the Italian Prime Minister on Friday. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
He added that the US “will insist that Israel facilitate more trucks and more routes to get needed aid to more people. There are no excuses. The truth is that more aid is flowing into Gaza. It’s nowhere near enough,” he added.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke briefly and did not take questions from reporters in the audience.
The mix-up is Biden’s latest gaffe. When speaking to reporters in Delaware last month, he appeared to confuse NATO with Ukraine, and earlier last month he also confused the presidents of Mexico and Egypt.
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President Joe Biden met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The 81-year-old’s mental health has been under scrutiny since special counsel Robert Hur said last month in a report into the president’s mishandling of classified documents that he had a “poor memory.”
“We also believe that at trial Mr. Biden will likely appear before the jury as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, just as he was when we interviewed him.” Mr. Hoa wrote. The president explained that he would not be charged with any crime.
Former President Trump, the Republican front-runner, has also made repeated gaffes, most recently in January when he appeared to confuse his opponent, Nikki Haley, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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