Biden confuses Macron with dead French president Mitterrand in campaign speech
by Martha McHardy
Feb 06, 2024
2 minutes
President Joe Biden appeared to confuse French President Emmanuel Macron with Francois Mitterrand, the former president of France who died in 1996, during a campaign speech on Sunday.
The mix-up occurred during a campaign event in Las Vegas, where Mr Biden told an anecdote about a meeting with G7 leaders back in June 2021.
The 81-year-old president recounted how he told the meeting in Cornwall
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