Former US President George W Bush has made quite an embarrassing fumble while referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. During a speech at Dallas, US, he mistakenly denounced the “wholly unjustified invasion of Iraq", instead of Ukraine.
It was under his administration, in 2003, that the US forces had invaded Iraq.
The major slip-up led to a stunned silence among the audience as the former president realised his error and blamed it on his age.
“The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq,” the former US President Bush said before pausing for a moment. “I mean, of Ukraine... I am 75,” Mr Bush is heard saying in a video that has now gone viral. As he corrects himself, the audience burst into laughter.
Speaking in Dallas this afternoon, former President George. W Bush made a significant verbal slip-up while discussing the war in Ukraine.
— Michael Williams (@michaeldamianw) May 19, 2022
He tried referencing what he described as the “wholly unjustified and brutal invasion” — but said Iraq, instead of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/tw0VNJzKmE
Some social media users just couldn't believe what they were listening to.
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) May 19, 2022
“Honestly, the best part is when he shrugged and muttered, “well, Iraq too” under his breath afterwards. That's a commitment to the flub,” a Twitter user said.
honestly the best part is when he shrugged and muttered "well, iraq too" under his breath afterwards
— vespertine (@istanidla) May 19, 2022
that's commitment to the flub
A few described it as a “Freudian slip for the ages”.
This is a Freudian slip for the ages…
— Chris C (@DSonlrac) May 19, 2022
A person said that this video is set to be played over and over again for decades.
Yeah that's going to be played over and over for decades, centuries even
— ᴀsʙᴇsᴛᴏs (@asbestos) May 19, 2022
Speaking at the event on Wednesday, the former US president said “Russian elections are rigged” and political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from the electoral process. He also slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.
During the address, former President George W. Bush also compared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Winston Churchill.
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