President Biden Faces Stumbling Blocks in Interviews, Fourth of July Speech

President Biden's campaign for re-election has faced some challenges recently, as he stumbled during interviews with two Black radio hosts and during a Fourth of July speech to military families at the White House.

Struggles in Interviews

During the interviews with Black radio hosts, President Biden spoke haltingly at points and struggled to find the right phrases. In one interview, he mistakenly claimed to have been “the first Black woman to serve with a Black president,” and stumbled over his words while trying to deliver a line about serving as vice president for President Barack Obama. He also made an error by asserting that he had been the first president elected statewide in Delaware when he appeared to mean that he was the first Catholic in the state to be elected statewide.

Fourth of July Speech

During a Fourth of July speech, President Biden began a story about former President Donald J. Trump, referring to him as “one of our colleagues, the former president” and then abruptly ending the story, saying, “probably shouldn’t say, at any rate.”

President Biden's recent public appearances have drawn attention due to his verbal missteps, raising questions about the effectiveness of his campaign as he seeks re-election.