U.S. President Biden slips up on name of ASEAN summit host Cambodia

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<p><span class="caps">PHNOM</span> <span class="caps">PENH</span> – U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday referred to Cambodia, which is internet hosting a global summit led by Southeast Asian leaders, as Colombia.</p>
<p>“Now that we’re again collectively right here in Cambodia, I stay up for constructing even stronger progress than we’ve already made, and I need to thank the Prime Minister of Colombia for his management as <span class="caps">ASEAN</span> chair and for internet hosting all of us,” Biden mentioned whereas assembly his counterparts within the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations in Phnom Penh.</p>
<p>He was referring to Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, who's at present chairing the 10-member regional bloc.</p>
<p>The president, who's on a whirlwind journey with stops on the COP27 local weather summit in Egypt, <span class="caps">ASEAN</span> in Phnom Penh and the G20 summit in Indonesia, made the same slip-up whereas chatting with reporters on the White Home just lately.</p>
<p>The Democratic president, who turns 80 on Nov. 20, this week mentioned he intends to run for re-election in 2024, with a remaining resolution possible early subsequent 12 months. </p>
<p>Biden’s occasional verbal stumbles and tendency to meander off script throughout dwell appearances have been seized on by his Republican critics as proof he’s too previous for the job. Supporters name that ageism and say the president, who overcame a childhood stutter, has been ad-libbing in public speeches for many years.</p>
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