The room at the summit gasped when Mr Biden misidentified Mr Zelensky as Mr Putin.
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on July 11 mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky as"President Putin" before correcting himself at the Nato summit in Washington.
So far, 13 of the 213 Democrats in the House and one of the Senate’s 51 Democrats have appealed publicly to the president to withdraw from the race. “For our country’s sake, it is time for the President to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders,” Mr Stanton said in a prepared statement. None of the party’s leaders in Congress have called for Mr Biden to end his candidacy, though former House Speaker Nancy PelosiSome Senate Democrats said they were still uncertain about Mr Biden’s ability to win after meeting with Mr Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and other top aides.
The New York Times reported that some longtime advisers were considering ways to convince him to drop his reelection bid, while NBC News reported that some campaign staffers thought he stood no chance of winning the election.Congressional Democrats will be watching closely later this evening when Mr Biden fields questions from the White House press corps.
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