‘I applaud China’: Joe Biden’s gaffe leaves Canadian parliament in splits |Watch

US President Joe Biden by accident mentioned, “I applaud China”, as an alternative of praising Canada whereas addressing the nation’s Parliament.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 25, 2023 15:08 IST

US President Joe Biden had a slip of tongue whereas addressing the Canadian Parliament. (Screengrab)

By India Today World Desk: US President Joe Biden made a gaffe whereas addressing the Canadian Parliament on Friday. Biden mentioned, “I applaud China”, as an alternative of praising Canada.

“Today, I applaud China for stepping up,” mentioned the US President, earlier than instantly correcting himself and including, “Excuse me, I applaud Canada…You can tell what I’m thinking.”

His fake pas made the Canadian legislators erupt in laughter whereas he continued the speech.

The New York Post reported that Biden combined up Canada and China whereas praising America’s northern neighbor for agreeing to just accept 15,000 extra migrants per 12 months from Latin American nations. As per the settlement, Canada will settle for the migrants in trade for the US consenting to Canadian efforts to deport these caught sneaking illegally into the nation.

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The slip up was not Biden’s final of the day, as he made the same gaffe later by saying Japan whereas discussing China’s relationship with Russia. Biden caught himself mid-word at “Japa..”, reported the New York Post.

The China-Canada slip up is being utilized by Republican leaders to poke enjoyable on the president. Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican, shared a clip of Biden’s mistake and mentioned, “Gaffe or Freudian slip?”

“Biden “by accident” praises China when addressing the Canadian Parliament. China is on his mind, and the @HouseGOP knows why,” he added.

Former US President Donald Trump additionally commented on the video on his social media platform, Truth Social and mentioned, “Just a disaster – We are a nation in decline.”

Biden had earlier made related slip-ups. In July 2022, a video of him studying off a teleprompter went viral. During a televised speech, he by accident learn aloud the directions written on the teleprompter and mentioned, “End of quote, repeat the line.”

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Mar 25, 2023