Biden Confuses European Leaders, Swaps Kohl and Merkel
- Mistake comes days after confusing France’s Macron, Mitterrand
- Biden, 81, battling concerns over his age in reelection bid
Joe Biden
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President Joe Biden once again mixed up European leaders, twice conflating former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl with Angela Merkel while speaking to donors at fundraisers Wednesday in New York.
The episode echoed Biden confusing French President Emmanuel Macron with François Mitterrand during a campaign event over the weekend, prompting ridicule across France on social media.