{"id":2293244,"date":"2024-07-12T07:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mixes-up-vice-president-kamala-harris-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T07:07:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:07:46","slug":"biden-mixes-up-vice-president-kamala-harris-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mixes-up-vice-president-kamala-harris-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Mixes Up Vice President Kamala Harris With Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-mixes-up-vice-president-kamala-harris-with-trump%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=2293244&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>President Joe Biden started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> by mistakenly calling Vice President Kamala Harris &#8220;Vice President Trump.&#8221;\u2062 This gaffe \u2062occurred as Biden faced criticism for his debate performance and calls from Democrats \u2063for him to drop out of the 2024 race. Former President Donald Trump \u200bmocked Biden on social media for the mistake. \u200cDespite\u2064 polls showing that a majority of \u2063voters believe Biden should not be running, he remains defiant and committed to finishing the job. This incident follows another gaffe where Biden referred to the\u2064 Ukrainian President as &#8220;President\u2062 Putin.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dems-rush-defend-biden-amid-high-stakes-press-conference-very-strong-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kicked off<\/a> the question portion of what staff promoted as his \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/11\/bidens-big-boy-press-conference-doubters-00167684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Boy press conference<\/a>\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-say-joe-bidens-response-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-ineffective\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority Say Joe Biden&#039;s Response to Russia&#039;s Invasion of Ukraine Ineffective\">mistakenly referring<\/a> to Vice President Kamala Harris as \u201cVice President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I wouldn\u2019t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president [if] I think she is not qualified to be president,\u201d Biden told a reporter with the Associated Press who asked about his No. 2\u2019s ability to defeat former President Donald Trump this fall.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW \u2013 Biden: &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t have picked Vice President Trump to be Vice President if she&#8217;s not qualified to be President.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5WdkcndZyH\">pic.twitter.com\/5WdkcndZyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1811546671748427905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The gaffe was delivered Thursday night as the president desperately attempts to repair the fallout from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenomics-rends-walgreens-national-chain-set-to-shutter-significant-number-of-locations\/\" title=\"Bidenomics Rends Walgreens: National Chain Set to Shutter Significant Number of Locations\">catastrophic debate performance<\/a> exactly two weeks ago. The 81-year-old commander-in-chief\u2019s frailty on national television triggered a steady crescendo of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/11\/in-calling-for-biden-to-cancel-his-campaign-democrats-and-co-show-their-moral-bankruptcy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calls<\/a> from Democrats and donors for Biden to bow out of the quadrennial contest. Biden\u2019s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, was spotted nervously putting a hand over his mouth when the president made his mistake.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1811558859640627346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump immediately mocked Biden on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrooked Joe begins his \u201cBig Boy\u201d Press Conference with, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president, though I think she was not qualified to be president,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/11\/in-calling-for-biden-to-cancel-his-campaign-democrats-and-co-show-their-moral-bankruptcy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cGreat job, Joe!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post happened fast enough for Biden to get a question about it by the end of the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier you referred to Vice President Harris as Vice President Trump. Right now Donald Trump is using that to mock your age and your memory. How do you combat that criticism from tonight?\u201d a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen to him,\u201d Biden said, before walking off. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Reporter: \u201cEarlier you referred to vice president Harris as vice president Trump. Right now he is using that to mock your age and memory. How do you deal with that criticism?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden: \u201cListen to him\u201d<\/p>\n<p>???????????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lspw5EFj2Y\">pic.twitter.com\/Lspw5EFj2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Rosen (@iFightForKids) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iFightForKids\/status\/1811559032886362566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>An ABC News\/Washington Post\/Ipsos poll out Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/11\/biden-drop-out-poll-democrats-trump-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> that 67 percent of voters believe Biden should drop out of the 2024 race. Similar polls from CBS News and the Morning Consult, found that 72 percent and 60 percent of voters, respectively, \u201cbelieve Biden should not be running,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/11\/biden-drop-out-poll-democrats-trump-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to Axios. Biden, however, remains defiant against growing calls within his own party to finally retire a decades-long career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to finish the job,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-news-conference-reelection-age-0d9f4936484ff71295e2b088e5c525dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said <\/a>repeatedly Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s adamant pledge to remain in the race followed another gaffe made at an earlier event, when Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-news-conference-reelection-age-0d9f4936484ff71295e2b088e5c525dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">referred <\/a>to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as \u201cPresident Putin.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW \u2013 Biden: &#8220;And now I want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine\u2026 ladies and gentlemen, President Putin.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tELnNtTIcC\">pic.twitter.com\/tELnNtTIcC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1811518243950993732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Federalist Senior Editor Mark Hemingway pointed out that while the press repeatedly questioned the president about whether he would step down, there were none raised about the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/11\/us-news\/white-house-screened-cabinet-officials-questions-for-biden-during-rare-meetings-with-prez-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">absence<\/a> of cabinet meetings for nine months, no questions about a Parkinson\u2019s expert <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/09\/us-news\/white-house-admits-parkinsons-expert-has-examined-biden-but-says-only-for-his-annual-physicals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visiting<\/a> the White House, and nothing said about Hunter Biden\u2019s newfound <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/02\/us-news\/hunter-biden-joins-west-wing-meetings-after-joes-bad-debate\/\">presence<\/a> in the West Wing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>The press has really embarrassed  themselves AGAIN. <\/p>\n<p>No questions about the fact there&#8217;s no cabinet meetings in 9 months? What about the Parkinson&#8217;s doctors and cognitive tests? Hunter&#8217;s unprecedented new role at the White House? <\/p>\n<p>Partisans and cowards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1811555615862394941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as &#8220;Vice President Trump&#8221; at the start of his press conference, stating that he wouldn&#8217;t have chosen her if he didn&#8217;t think she was qualified to be president. This gaffe came as Biden faces criticism for his debate performance and calls for him to drop out of the race. Despite polls showing a majority of voters believe he should not be running, Biden remains defiant and committed to finishing the job. There were also questions raised about the lack of cabinet meetings, visits from Parkinson&#8217;s experts, and Hunter Biden&#8217;s role in the White House, which were not addressed during the press conference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2293245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,17568,32438,27175,3634],"class_list":["post-2293244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-gaffe","tag-kamala-harris","tag-mix-up","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}