{"id":1959328,"date":"2023-06-28T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blunders-again-says-putin-clearly-losing-the-war-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T14:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:23:39","slug":"biden-blunders-again-says-putin-clearly-losing-the-war-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blunders-again-says-putin-clearly-losing-the-war-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s latest blunder: Claims Putin is &#8216;losing the Iraq war&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-blunders-again-says-putin-clearly-losing-the-war-in-iraq%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1959328&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Adding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/che-guevara-loving-smithsonian-enriched-by-stimulus-bill\/\" title=\"Che Guevara-Loving Smithsonian Enriched by Stimulus Bill\">long list<\/a> of gaffes, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> appeared to confuse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/iraq\">Iraq<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Twice in two days, Biden, who is 80, talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine-russia-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a> only to describe it as a war in Iraq, underscoring many Americans\u2019 concerns about the commander-in-chief\u2019s mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked Biden on Wednesday morning to comment on the extent to which Russian President Vladimir Putin has been \u201cweakened\u201d by recent events following the brief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wagner-leader-made-it-to-belarus-president-lukashenko-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wagner Group uprising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to tell but he is clearly losing the war in Iraq, he\u2019s losing the war at home and he has become a bit of a pariah around the world,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1674063508017913856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: &#8220;To what extent has Vladimir Putin been weakened by recent events?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Biden: &#8220;It&#8217;s hard to tell but he is clearly losing the war in Iraq, he&#8217;s losing the war at home and he has become a bit of a pariah around the world.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PZhYhdGDij\">pic.twitter.com\/PZhYhdGDij<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1674063508017913856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden made a similar verbal slip-up during a fundraiser in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/06\/28\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as evidenced by the official White House transcript<\/a>, which crossed out \u201cIraq\u201d and replaced it with \u201cUkraine\u201d in brackets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anybody told you \u2014 and my staff wasn\u2019t so sure, either \u2014 that we\u2019d be able to bring all of Europe together in the onslaught on Iraq and get NATO to be completely united, I think they would have told you it\u2019s not likely,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThe one thing Putin counted on was being able to split NATO.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">here&#8217;s the WH transcript from the 2nd fundraiser last night <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qNjBaBOm0N\">pic.twitter.com\/qNjBaBOm0N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1674082419241000961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the same remarks, Biden quickly corrected himself after mentioning China when he meant to say India.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou probably saw my new best friend \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> of a little country that\u2019s now the largest in the world, China \u2014 I mean, excuse me, India. India is not looking for a permanent alliance, but they\u2019re looking for some hedge against \u2014 in the region,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/06\/27\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-campaign-reception-chevy-chase-md\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who is known for regularly making gaffes and losing his train of thought while speaking, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/german-regulators-investigate-teslas-autopilot-feature\/\" title=\"German Regulators Investigate Tesla\u2019s Autopilot Feature\">facing increasing scrutiny<\/a> as he seeks a second term in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/polls-finds-rising-tide-of-voters-worried-biden-lacks-fitness-to-be-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll from NBC News<\/a> found growing anxiety concerning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a>&#8216;s fitness to serve, as more than two-thirds of registered voters \u2014 68% \u2014 said they have moderate to major concerns about him \u201cnot having the necessary mental and physical health\u201d to be president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe age and acuity question is THE central issue for Biden in this campaign,\u201d said political commentator Chris Cillizza <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCillizza\/status\/1674092599710306305\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in response to the clip<\/a> of Biden talking about Putin losing a war in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/latest-biden-blunder-raises-eyebrows-i-sold-a-lot-of-state-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went viral<\/a> over an errant quip he made last week about profiting from the sale of state secrets, which in fact is a real concern for Republicans looking into Biden family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-york-times-buries-the-lede-confirms-hunter-biden-probe-whistleblower-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business dealings involving foreigners<\/a> from countries such as Ukraine and China.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just thanking the \u2014 anyway, I started off without you, and I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things that we shared,\u201d Biden said on Friday during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Big Tech CEOs.<\/p>\n<p>Laughter ensued, and Biden followed by saying, \u201cNow, all kidding aside\u2026,\u201d before he went on to talk about technology transforming the lives of people around the world, the official White House transcript shows.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blunders-again-says-putin-clearly-losing-the-war-in-iraq\/\" title=\"Biden's latest blunder: Claims Putin is 'losing the Iraq war'.\">comment prompted widespread mockery<\/a> and criticism of the president on social media. \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s brain is going and he\u2019s literally admitting his crimes out loud. Impeach Biden! It\u2019s unreal and so insulting to America,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1673446541523136513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden, 80, committed another gaffe by mistakenly referring to Ukraine as Iraq. This slip-up, occurring twice in two days, has raised concerns about his mental sharpness among Americans. 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