From our correspondent in Washington,
Joe Biden confused Emmanuel Macron and François Mitterrand during a political rally on Sunday in Las Vegas.
“You know, right after I was elected, I went to what we call a meeting of the G7, that is to say of all the leaders of NATO,”
Biden explained during a speech
, “it was in the south of England.
I sat back and said: America is back!
And Mitterrand, from Germany - I mean, from France, looked at me and asked: how long are you back?
I looked at it and the German Chancellor said to me: What would you say, Mr President, if you opened the newspaper tomorrow, the London Times said: a thousand people enter the House of Commons, break down the doors , two Bobbies are killed in order to prevent the election of the Prime Minister, what would you say?
“,
continued Biden, alluding to the events of January 6, 2021 and the assault on the Capitol.
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Easily mixing up names, known for his slips of the tongue, Biden regularly shows signs of fatigue.
At 81, he is the oldest serving American president.
If he wins a second term, he will be 87 years old at the end of his presidency.
Republicans frequently describe Biden as a senile old man, which has regularly led them to underestimate the Democratic president.
Age seems to be less of a concern when it comes to their own favorite, Donald Trump.
At 77, Trump was the oldest president in American history in 2016, before his record was beaten by his rival.
The two men are their respective parties' presumptive candidates in the upcoming presidential election.