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Bungling Joe Biden calls Syria ‘Libya’ THREE TIMES in latest epic blunder at G7 summit
JOE Biden confused Syria with Libya three times in his latest gaffe as he blundered during a press conference at the end of the G7 summit.
The was addressing how the US and can provide aid to the war-torn country ahead of his meeting with this week.
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Biden said Washington and Moscow could work together in providing aid to .
He then commented that Russia had "bitten off more than it can chew" following their intervention in - another country plagued by civil war.
Biden said: "I’m hopeful that we can find an accommodation where we can save the lives of people in, for example, Libya."
White House aides later cleared the record - saying Biden was supposed to say Syria instead of Libya.
Several people realized Biden's latest blunder and took to to share their amusement.
One said: “Leader of the free world right there… and I have no idea what he’s mumbling about.”
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Another commented: “Our enemies are watching.”
A third said: "Biden is the guy that lost his glasses and can’t find them even though they are on top of his head."
One person posted a meme showing a bowl of alphabet spaghetti with the caption: "Joe Biden has released a statement".
But, some Twitter users showed sympathy to the gaffe-prone president as they mocked speeches made by former president .
One claimed Trump's speeches were written by "predictive text", while another said "at least no one was laughing at Biden" in a jibe at Trump's infamous "Rocket Man" speech.
The claimed despot Kim-Jong Un was on a "suicide mission" in a tirade that left UN delegates in stitches.
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Biden was speaking at a press conference in Newquay, UK following the conclusion of the G7 summit.
The summit came days before the president is due to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland.
Biden will not hold a joint press conference following talks as he’s not interested in getting into a “contest”.
The White House is reportedly reluctant to grant Putin yet another prominent platform and place to put Biden at the mercy of comments made by his Russian counterpart.
Biden told reporters: "This is not a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference or try to embarrass each other."
The president said the US is "not looking for conflict" with Russia as the two countries try to normalize relations.
Biden has made several gaffes since he was inaugurated in January.
He told American troops stationed at RAF Mildenhall last week that he kept “”.
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After running on stage, Biden began his speech by proclaiming "When I was 14..." before he became distracted by the standing crowd.
He gestured the large crowd to sit back down by saying "at ease" before joking "I keep forgetting I'm president".
In another gaffe, the 78-year-old referred to the RAF as the RFA.
He blundered: "These partnerships have hardened and have been hardened in the fire of war and generations of Americans and service members who fought them. Like those RFA pilots."
The president claimed in several speeches that US hospital beds will be overwhelmed by Americans suffering from in two decades' time as he pushed for further research into the disease.
Speaking on a visit to a cancer hospital in March, he said: “If we don’t do something, for example about Alzheimer’s, every single bed in American hospitals today will be occupied by someone with Alzheimer’s within 20 years.”
Fact-checkers for the Washington Post revealed there is no basis for the claims.
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earning less than $400,000 that they would not have to pay any taxes while outlining his spending plans in Virginia.
He was supposed to say that Americans earning less than $400,000 per year will not see a tax hike to fund the $4.1trillion infrastructure projects.
said: "The reason I'm bothering to do this (raise taxes) is I keep hearing out in the press 'Biden is going to raise your taxes'.
"Anybody making less than $400,000 a year will not pay a single penny in taxes."
Senator Ted Cruz, of , was quick to spot Biden's blunder as he tweeted: "Dems accidentally call for abolishing income tax for those making under $400k. I accept."
And in March, Biden was caught in an embarrassing blunder.
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His stumble was made fun of on Twitter in a series of memes.
Some photoshopped Biden getting punched by an anime character while others tweeted pictures of the president sitting on a chairlift on the aircraft.
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The stumble prompted calls for as some said he was "too unfit" for office.
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