Biden campaign now embracing gaffes and sets expectations for more

President Joe Biden‘s campaign quipped that the president has been making verbal missteps his entire career when quizzed on mistakes he made during the 75th NATO summit.

“Joe Biden has been making gaffes for 40 years. He made a couple last night. He’ll probably continue to do so,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler told reporters Friday. “Our opponent is somebody who recently out on the stump called for a bloodbath if he loses, is pledging to rule as a dictator on day one, and pledging to ban abortion nationwide across the country.”

“If voters watched the totality of that press conference, they saw the president lead on the global stage, talk about complex issues, the ways in which he has rallied [the] West after Putin’s invasion, the ways in which he has been working on securing a ceasefire framework in the Middle East,” he said. “They saw him present a clear choice against the opponent, Donald Trump, who just laid out all the fundamental threats he poses to the American people.”

The Biden campaign surprised critics this week when it circulated on social media a video clip of Biden confusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Russian President Vladimir Putin before correcting himself.

Former White House and 2020 Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield defended her successors’ decision, contending the clip provided context.

“BECAUSE IT FULLY CAPTURES THAT HE CORRECTED HIMSELF AND JOKED ABOUT IT,” Bedingfield posted on X. “I understand the increased scrutiny on his performance; I do not understand treating this obvious misspeak like a five alarm fire.”

“Look, I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president did I think she was not qualified to be president,” he said.

Trump immediately mocked Biden for the misidentification, writing online that the president did a “great job.”

When asked as he was departing the press conference for his response, Biden flipped his typically “watch me” reaction.

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“Watch him,” he said.

Biden is on the campaign trail in Michigan on Friday before traveling to Texas on Monday, where he will be interviewed by NBC’s Lester Holt, and Nevada on Tuesday and Wednesday. Despite his steadier performance during his press conference compared to last month’s shaky debate, another House Democrat, Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA), told the president he should step down as the party’s nominee.