President Joe Biden may have touted the historic agreements with the leaders of South Korea and Japan at Camp David on Friday, but several mishaps peppered his press conference as the trilateral meeting wrapped up.
It is almost a given that any public speech offered up by Joe Biden comes with a generous dollop of blunders. The US president did not fail to deliver on the latest occasion, as he gave a press conference at Camp David in Maryland.
Flanked by Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Joe Biden hailed the just-signed trilateral pact on joint military exercises and intelligence sharing. However, the 80-year-old POTUS’ speech was peppered with gaffes and contentious remarks.
As seen in videos circulating on social media, the Democratic hopeful for reelection in 2024:
- Claimed that “America first” policies weakened America.
- Misidentified Japan’s prime minister as the “president” of Japan.
- Forgot to unplug his earpiece
- Strode off without shaking hands with anyone else, leaving Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk-yeol to clasp hands and grin behind his back.
Biden forgets to unplug his earpiece after his "press conference," then walks away without shaking hands with the other two leaders pic.twitter.com/4rmfuHu4Fh
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 18, 2023
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