Biden Blames Inflation on ‘War in Iraq,’ and Incorrectly Says ‘That’s Where My Son Died’
President Joe Biden incorrectly stated during a speech on Tuesday that his son died while serving in Iraq as he also initially blamed global inflation on the “war in Iraq,” before correcting himself.
Biden’s latest verbal blunder happened while he was speaking at an event in Hallandale Beach, Florida, discussing inflation, medicare, and social security.
“They talk about inflation … inflation is a worldwide problem right now because of a war in Iraq and the impact on oil and what Russia is doing,” the president told the event.
“I mean … the war in Ukraine,” he added, correcting himself. The commander-in-chief said that he confused the Iraq War—which ended its armed conflict over a decade ago—with Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine because of his late son Beau Biden….