‘Big Boy’ Press Conference Goes Off The Rails When Biden Calls Kamala ‘Vice President Trump’

Joe Biden continues his effort to convince his own party that he’s not too demented to seek another term in the White House.

At every turn, however, he fails miserably to assuage any fears.

He held a much-anticipated press conference on Thursday evening, and it was packed with the usual mumbling, missteps, and unadulterated gaffes.

🚨 BIDEN’S “BIG BOY” PRESS CONFERENCE IS TONIGHT AT 6:30p ET

This oughta be good, as they’ve been hyping it up for days now.

What’s the goal here? Are they TRYING to embarrass Biden so that he steps down? pic.twitter.com/p9EzRtAbDq

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 11, 2024

The New York Post shared one of the most glaring flubs:

“Look, I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president if I think she’s not qualified to be president,” the 81-year-old said to gasps and groans from journalists at the annual NATO summit.

Biden spoke with a soft, raspy voice, frequently paused to cough, and at points lost his train of thought at what his aides had promoted as a “big boy press conference” at Washington’s Convention Center— which had been called dispel mounting Democratic calls for him to step aside after a confused June 27 debate against Trump.

The actual Trump took a swipe at Biden on social media in response to the press conference mishap.

Crooked Joe begins his “Big Boy” Press Conference with, "I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president, though I think she was not qualified to be president." Great job, Joe!

Donald Trump Truth Social 07:49 PM EST 07/11/24 @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/Q9L616CvwP

— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) July 12, 2024

Plenty of other social media accounts shared their own reactions:

HOLY SHLIT.

Biden refers to Kamala as “Vice President Trump” pic.twitter.com/Vh7uj1nQpr

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 11, 2024

🔥🚨BREAKING: Joe Biden just confirmed that he only takes questions from a pre-approved list of journalists.

Biden: “I’ll take your questions, I’ve been given a list of people to call on here.” pic.twitter.com/hW6ItM8IHx

— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) July 11, 2024

This might be worse than the debate

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 12, 2024

Biden’s press conference came on the heels of a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during which he made another almost unbelievable error.

According to Fox News:

“And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Biden said, before starting to leave the podium.

Biden then seemed to realize his mistake, and corrected himself. “He’s going to beat President Putin. President Zelenskyy. I’m so focused on beating Putin. We got to worry about it. Anyway, Mr. President.”

Zelenskyy appeared on stage, shook Biden’s hand and said, “I’m better.”

This clip seems to sum things up quite succinctly:

#Biden literally glitches while saying he has no neurological problems. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/1Xp3j5Bm6Q

— Angle Ninety News (@AngleNinetyNews) July 12, 2024