Biden mistakenly says his father survived the recent Hamas attack

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last updated: Dec 13,2023

WASHINGTON – Biden mistakenly said his father survived the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 at White House Hanukkah celebration. اضافة اعلان

Joe Biden mistakenly refers to duration since 7 October attacks as ‘65 years’

During a speech at a Hanukkah reception at the White House on Monday, US President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to it being ‘65 years’ since the 7 October attacks, which he described as 'the deadliest… pic.twitter.com/m4t1sGOsEE
— Middle East Monitor (@MiddleEastMnt) December 13, 2023

“After 7 October, my father … My father went back to his kibbutz to salvage what was left of his house,” Biden said at the White House.

The 85-year-old US president told the story of a man who lost his son in the attack, mistakenly calling him “my father”, dropping the pronoun in the process.

🤦🏻‍♂️ President Biden mistakenly said his father survived the attack from Hamas, said that the October 7 attack was 65 years ago and mistook the name of the president of China all in the same day. https://t.co/kvZAvYBNCU
— 🇺🇲 Klaus Schwab Sucks🇺🇲 I WILL NOT COMPLY 🇺🇲 (@ChadLyn67837941) December 13, 2023

Biden made the disclaimer many times, often caused by misreading it from a teleprompter. The US president’s father died in 2002.

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