© APJoe Biden during an interview on Monday, Oct. 19.
Joe Biden appeared to confuse President Trump with George Bush during an online fundraising event Sunday and got an assist from his wife Jill Biden who was sitting next to him.
The Democratic presidential candidate was speaking at the "I Will Vote" concert that included John Legend, Dave Matthews, Cher and Pink when he attempted to make the case for his election.
"Not because I'm running, but because who I'm running against, this is the most consequential election in a long, long, long time," Biden, 77, told moderators George Lopez and CNN analyst Ana Navarro. "And the character of the country in my view is literally on the ballot.
What kind of country we're gonna be? Four more years of George, ah, George, gonna find ourselves in a position where if Trump gets elected we're going to be in a different world."
Jill Biden appears to twice say something to her husband after the "George" flubs, with some news outlets and commenters on social media, speculating she may have been saying "Trump" to prod her husband.
It's unclear which president Biden was referring to - either George W. Bush or his father George H.W. Bush. George W. Bush was in office in 2008 when Biden was on the presidential ticket with then-Sen. Barack Obama. They defeated the GOP ticket of Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.The elder Bush served in the White House from 1989 to 1993.The misstep once again raised concerns about Biden's mental capacity in the stretch run to Nov. 3's Election Day.It's not the first time that Biden has become confused about obvious points.
He once said he had met with students who survived the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., when he was vice president but that shooting happened in February 2018.
During a town hall earlier this month he flubbed the number of Americans who died from the coronavirus as "210 million" before correcting himself.
In June, he wrongly claimed that 120 million people died of the coronavirus.
Comment: As could be expected, Trump took no time in pointing out the gaffe.
From RT:
'He couldn't remember my name': Trump mocks Biden for confusing him with George Bush, accuses media of 'covering up' incident
26 Oct, 2020 13:46
Donald Trump has ridiculed Democratic challenger Joe Biden for apparently confusing him with former President George Bush during a virtual media event and accused journalists of helping "cover" for him.
"Joe Biden called me George yesterday. Couldn't remember my name," Trump tweeted on Monday morning. The president also accused "The Fake News Cartel" of being in cahoots with the Democrats and "working overtime" to cover the incident up.
Biden made the gaffe during Sunday's online 'I Will Vote' concert. "What kind of country are we going to be? Four more years of George, um... George, um..." Biden said with his wife Jill sitting beside him and somewhat awkwardly looking at the camera.
Trump's response instantly drew its own criticism, as many recalled times when he himself has mixed up the names of various high profile people.
"Tim Apple has entered the chat," quipped one commenter, referring to the president famously calling Apple CEO Tim Cook "Tim Apple".
Biden is not alone when it comes to mistaking Trump for former president Bush. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has referred to the sitting president as "Bush" on a number of occasions in recent years.
Comment: As could be expected, Trump took no time in pointing out the gaffe. From RT: