Joe Biden mistakenly referred to the Ukrainian leader as "President Putin" before correcting his error at the NATO summit, as the US President faces increasing pressure over his fitness for office. Biden was introducing Volodymr Zelenskyy to the podium in Washington when he made the gaffe, which drew gasps from the audience in the media room.
At his first formal solo news conference since November 2023, Biden will have to speak extemporaneously on a wide range of topics, including likely questions on whether his doctors have found evidence of mental decline. Several White House officials, including press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, have jokingly referred to it as his "boy boy press conference", referencing a phrase used in a Bloomberg media report.