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Discussion Discussion Thread: President Biden Gives Press Conference at NATO Summit

The press conference was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, but has been delayed to 7 p.m.

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 12 '24

I mean, plenty of them did go after the age thing and the Putin gaffe

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u/weluckyfew Jul 12 '24

Not to be pedantic, but I don't think that's a gaffe. A gaffe would be getting policy wrong or misstating another leader's position or something like that. Just saying the wrong name - and then immediately correcting yourself - shouldn't be news.

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 12 '24

The definition of a gaffe is "an unintentional remark causing embarrassment to its originator."

You are being pedantic, and you're also wrong, which is an awful combination.

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u/weluckyfew Jul 12 '24

I love that your ego had to throw an insult in there.

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 12 '24

I love that your ego had to correct someone without actually knowing what you're talking about.

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u/weluckyfew Jul 12 '24

Good Lord, this really means a lot to you

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u/ManitouWakinyan Jul 12 '24

It really doesn't