Biden hails ‘China’ instead of Canada in Ottawa gaffe —pulls punch on fentanyl
President Biden mistakenly praised “China” when he meant to say Canada in a Friday speech in Ottawa — making the gaffe moments after he conspicuously failed to mention China’s role in fentanyl smuggling.
“Today, I applaud China for stepping up,” the 80-year-old president said in a speech to Canada’s parliament. “Excuse me, I applaud Canada.”
Biden quickly added, “You can tell what I’m thinking about China. I won’t get into that yet.”
At a press conference later in the day, Biden nearly made a similar gaffe by saying Japan when he was discussing China’s relationship with Russia, but caught himself mid-word at “Japa…”
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