Bush Makes Gaffe While Criticizing Putin

Former President George W. Bush made a mistake while criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Russian elections are rigged, political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from participating in the electoral process. The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia,” Bush said while delivering remarks at the 👤George W. Bush Institute.

He added, “The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq.”

Bush went on to correct himself, saying, “I mean, of Ukraine.”

Acknowledging his mistake, Bush said, “Iraq, too, anyway.”

The crowd laughed as he pointed out his age, “Seventy-five.”

Check out Bush’s gaffe below:

NPR noted Bush led the U.S. invasion of Iraq on the basis that Saddam Hussein’s regime had weapons of mass destruction and was headed toward a nuclear weapon.

In 2018, The Washington Post reported nearly 5,000 U.S. service members lost their lives in the war.