President Joe Biden faced a pivotal moment as he held his first press conference after his disastrous debate performance on Thursday.
Biden spoke to reporters on the final day of a NATO summit the president was hosting in Washington as he faces mounting pressure to drop out of the 2024 race.
The presser got off to a bad start when Biden didn’t take the stage until a whole hour after it was scheduled.
Democrats held their breath to see if Biden could successfully speak in front of cameras. Following the debate, the 81-year-old president claimed he was having a “bad night;” however, his opening remarks at the press conference showed otherwise.
Within minutes of taking the stage, Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Just moments later, Biden rambled and minced words despite reading directly from a teleprompter.
Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro called Biden a “total mess,” while others pointed out the 81-year-old president was up past his bedtime.