President Joe Biden fumbles, forgets Hamas’ name, Republican senator slams him

In a press conference, President Joe Biden forgot the name of Hamas when asked about the negotiation going on between Israel and the terrorist organization. Know in detail.

Joe Biden fumbles again, forgets Hamas' name while addressing media on Gaza ceasefire
At a time when President Joe Biden is pulling up his socks to fight the Presidential Election 2024, he publically lost during his latest press conference. In what may be termed as an embarrassing moment, the oldest-ever US president fumbled repeatedly. When asked a question about the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the terrorist group, he said, "There is some movement, and I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna …." The 81-year-old president paused for a few moments, stared blankly and continued, "Let me choose my words — there’s some movement, there’s been … a response from the, uh…." He said, "There’s been a response … from … the opposition, but, um —" After looking confused for some moments, he said, "Yes, I’m sorry, from Hamas."

Republican senator slams Joe Biden

The presidential Election will be held in November this year, Joe Biden will most likely be a Democrat candidate, pitted against former president Donald Trump. Reacting to this, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), raised serious questions and said Biden is leading the country to a disaster. In a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, he wrote, "I admire our President. I voted for him and campaigned for him. He has visited my home and been gracious to my family and our country." The GOP senator said, "But shame on all of you pretending everything is ok. You are leading us - and him - into a disaster, and you damn well know it."

Joe Biden forgets name of country he visited

In a similar incident last year, the US President failed to recall the name of the country he last visited. He said, "The last country I've traveled to, I'm thinking, what's the last one I was in?" He continued, "I've been to ... I've met with 89 heads of state so far, so I'm trying to think where was the last place I was? It's hard to keep track."


Joe Biden forgets names of his grandchildren

In the same program, Joe Biden also forgot how many grandchildren he has. When a girl asked him where his grandsons and granddaughters were, the president listed five grandchildren despite being the grandfather of six.

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How did Joe Biden forget the name of Hamas?
In what may be termed as an embarrassing moment, the oldest-ever US president Joe Biden fumbled repeatedly. When asked a question about the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the terrorist group, he said, "there is some movement, and I don’t wanna, I don’t wanna …."

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How have opposition Republicans reacted to Joe Biden's public fumbling?
Reacting to the public fumbling of President Joe Biden, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), raised the serious question and said Biden is leading the country to a disaster.
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