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Biden Struggles to Speak for 30 Seconds, Accidentally Says US Will ‘Accommodate’ Russian Oligarchs

by Bradley Cortright
April 28, 2022 at 1:02 pm
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We’ve become used to President Joe Biden making gaffes, forgetting names, strangely whispering or yelling while he’s speaking.

But during an event at the White House on Thursday, the president really struggled for 30 seconds straight.

He spoke about a move that will “enhance our underlying effort to accommodate the Russian oligarchs and make sure we take their ill-begotten gains.”

Apparently realizing the slip-up, Biden chuckled then said, “We’re going to accommodate them. We’re going to seize their yachts, their luxury homes, and other ill-begotten gains of Putin’s kleptoc… uh… yeah.”

He paused for a few seconds to reset, then continued, “Kleptocracy… klep… the guys who are the kleptocracies.”

Biden laughed then added, “But these are bad guys.”

Watch the video below:

Biden's brain just broke, again. pic.twitter.com/tuZub9v1IX

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) April 28, 2022

Check out some of the reactions below:

Biden's Ranking of Bad Individuals:

Out: "Corn Pop was a bad dude."

In: "Putin's Klep, klep, kl, kleptocracy, gonna klep… these are bad guys…" https://t.co/8MXraDthOC

— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) April 28, 2022

Been a longtime supporter of Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression. All Biden does, however, is largely performative talk and delayed action. This clip is worrisome. https://t.co/JtrqdvgvSQ

— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) April 28, 2022

To the person who typed the word "Kleptocracy" into Biden's teleprompter…is this your first day on the job??? https://t.co/YuasP5uUJh

— Keith Malinak (@KeithMalinak) April 28, 2022

Whichever White House speechwriter put the word "kleptocracy" in Biden's prompter this morning is either a moron or a resistance fighter inside the West Wing who knew exactly what they were doing.

— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) April 28, 2022

omg is he ok???pic.twitter.com/6zzdJomFHw

— Abigail Marone ?? (@abigailmarone) April 28, 2022

Alarming. pic.twitter.com/rLar2ESmqj

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) April 28, 2022

It is one thing to announce steps that the U.S. is taking to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

However, including words like kleptocracy that lead to such incidents are not helping to project an image of a strong leader around the world.

Not every speech needs to be written like staffers are living in the show “The West Wing.”

A simple written statement could have sufficed for his announcement, rather than having the leader of the free world struggle through it.

Alternatively, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki could have announced the steps.

There is not always going to be a staffer in an Easter Bunny costume to hop in and save Biden, and the White House communications team should know that.

But instead of making any changes or adjustments to help the president deliver remarks clearer, they either hide him from the press or throw him out there with words like “kleptocracy.”

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Bradley Cortright

Bradley Cortright

IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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