Former President Joe Biden suffered a humiliating gaffe while trying to pronounce \u201cAmerica\u201d as he criticized the Trump administration at a forum on LGBTQ rights in Washington, DC, Friday afternoon. <\/p>\n
The noticeably frail 83-year-old Democrat<\/a> disastrously bungled the name of the country he\u2019s served for more than five decades during an impassioned moment in his keynote speech. <\/p>\n \u201cI still believe that emerging from the many crises caused by this administration, as we have constantly, none the less, come out stronger, wiser, and more resilient \u2014 but we just have to get up,\u201d said Biden who frequently stumbled over his words during his nearly 20-minute remarks. <\/a><\/p>\n Former president Joe Biden, 83, disastrously bungled the word \u201cAmerica\u201d in a speech Friday afternoon. Benny Johnson, \/X<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as we keep the faith, some hope and get back up and remember who in the hell we are \u2014 we are the United States of Amerigotit,\u201d he fumbled, before continuing, \u201cThat\u2019s who we are. We are the US.\u201d<\/p>\n During the event, hosted by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, Biden received the Chris Abele Impact Award, honoring his administration as one of the most inclusive in US history. <\/p>\n He was speaking at an event hosted by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute in Washington, DC, Friday. Benny Johnson, \/X<\/p>\n In his speech, the aging ex-president, known for his stutter, slammed \u201cMAGA Republicans\u201d for trying to \u201cdistort and derail our fight for equality,\u201d accusing President Trump\u2019s administration of turning gay rights into something \u201cscary\u201d and \u201csinister.\u201d<\/p>\n Biden\u2019s mortifying mishap comes after his health and age<\/a> became central to political debates during his final year in office. <\/p>\n He faced a firestorm over his cognitive abilities following a disastrous debate performance against President Trump<\/a> in June 2024, which ultimately prompted him to drop out of the election the next month. <\/p>\n Biden\u2019s mortifying mishap comes after his health and age became central to political debates during his final year in office. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n Earlier that year, the former president\u2019s longtime physician, Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor, had declared he was \u201cfit to serve\u201d after the then-presumptive Democratic nominee underwent a routine examination in February. <\/p>\n In May, the 46th president publicly announced that he had been diagnosed with an \u201caggressive\u201d type of\u00a0prostate cancer<\/a>\u00a0that had metastasized to his bones.<\/p>\n Doctors found a \u201csmall nodule\u201d on Biden\u2019s prostate and other cancer cells during a medical exam \u2014 a Stage 4 diagnosis<\/a> that went seemingly undetected by his medical team in the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n In May, the 46th president publicly announced that he had been diagnosed with an \u201caggressive\u201d type of\u00a0prostate cancer. Fred Karger via REUTERS<\/p>\n