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President Joe Biden clears his throat as he speaks at a news conference Thursday on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Joe Biden clears his throat as he speaks at a news conference Thursday on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Joe Dwinell
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President Joe Biden’s pivotal press conference (pushed back twice) showed he still struggles with live events. The press conference, dubbed a “Big Boy” media gaggle, was another critical moment for Biden:

  • He arrived off an embarrassing start after calling Ukraine President Zelenskyy ‘President Putin’ at the NATO summit.
  • In the press conference, he called VP Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump”
  • Admits he needs to “pace himself a little more” when asked about his energy slipping
  • He took questions from a list of reporters provided to him
  • Says Putin has “won the war” in Ukraine … yet that fight still rages
  • Repeats he is running! “I think it’s important to allay fears and see me out there unscripted,” he adds
  • Biden says he has taken 3 “intense” exams from a neurologist; will do another, if a doctor asks
  • “Others could beat Trump, too,” he admits
  • The Herald’s full story

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks as President Joe Biden listens during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks as President Joe Biden listens during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, Thursday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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