President Joe Biden experienced a moment of hesitation and indecision during a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in San Francisco, where he struggled with pronouncing a word from the teleprompter.
Ultimately, he gave up, leading to laughter from the audience.
This incident was shared on social media, with some treating it as a serious matter while others highlighted it as an example of the president’s cognitive decline. (Trending: Eight Republicans Who Shamefully Sided With Democrats Over Impeachment)
Biden's brain malfunctions in real-time.
"I'm gonna mispronounce. I'm not gonna even try." pic.twitter.com/rvLHAMo8vd
— AnalyzingAmerica (@AnalyzAmerica) November 19, 2023
“I’m not gonna even try,” mumbled Biden.
Laughter was reportedly heard in the audience.
“It’s better not to try and not mispronounce than try and mispronounce,” Biden joked.
#New: President Biden to the APEC CEO Summit:
“It’s never been a good bet to bet against America. Because of us, there’s been peace in the Pacific Region.”Says he will mispronounce “Anthropic,” (crowd laughs) but talks up AI growth here. pic.twitter.com/hOLkX9ZRR7
— scott budman (@scottbudman) November 16, 2023
“Leading j — leading tech companies … like Anthropic … and — I’m gonna mispronounce,” struggled Biden.
RNC Research roasted the video in their post on X.
“Biden’s brain malfunctions in real time: ‘I’m gonna mispronounce. I’m not gonna even try,’” wrote the group.
NBC’s Scott Budman brushed off the gaffe and echoed Biden’s self-proclaimed achievements.
“President Biden to the APEC CEO Summit: ‘It’s never been a good bet to bet against America. Because of us, there’s been peace in the Pacific Region.’ Says he will mispronounce ‘Anthropic,’ (crowd laughs) but talks up AI growth here,” wrote Budman.
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