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July 13, 2024

At NATO summit, he refers to Kamala Harris as 'Vice President Trump' and Zelensky as 'Putin'

New gaffes add to pressure on Biden to drop out

US President Joe Biden defiantly insisted on Thursday that he will run for another term and win, as a series of verbal gaffes while leading a major summit threw a harsh new spotlight on his fitness.

The 81-year-old president sought to show himself in command as he led the NATO summit in Washington two weeks after a disastrous debate performance raised fears among Democrats that he may lose to Donald Trump.

But Biden mistakenly introduced Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian foe Vladimir Putin before quickly correcting himself.

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