US President Joe Biden seems to have made another blunder while awarding the presidential medal to Jens Stoltenberg. The video that went viral shows Biden not picking out the instructions his staff had drafted as he read his speech.
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The instruction appeared to be "call the military aide," which the U.S. president read aloud, momentarily freezing the audience, who rushed to pull Biden out of the awkward moment through applause.
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Biden reads the Teleprompter instructions again at the NATO Summit.
— Ian DeMartino (@IanDeMartino) July 10, 2024
"For these reasons, I'm pleased to award you the highest civilian honor the United States can bestow, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ask the mili--[3 second pause] military come forward." pic.twitter.com/NRVrlXTenb
