Biden says Russia is clearly ‘losing the war in IRAQ’

President Joe Biden left the White House on Wednesday with a cheat sheet on the Wagner Rebellion, but he still botched an answer when asked about the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Biden was asked on the South Lawn how damaged Putin was in the aftermath of this weekend’s aborted uprising by the Russian mercenary group.

The president said Putin was “definitely” weakened, but added “it’s hard to say” when asked to what extent.

“He is clearly losing the war in Iraq. He is losing the war at home and has become a bit of a pariah around the world,” Biden said, clearly referring to Ukraine.

The 80-year-old president was on his way to Chicago to give a speech on what his White House calls “Bidenomics” when he made the blunder.

President Joe Biden walked to Marine One with a cheat sheet that included talking points about the ‘Vagner-Russia’ conflict

Photographers on the South Lawn captured a note card with the president walking out.

The card read “Daily News Summary” with the date.

It started with ‘Vagner-Russia’ with the topics of conversation below.

“This was an internal Russian affair,” the topics of conversation read. “Too early to know.”

At a fundraiser Tuesday night in the tony DC suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland, Biden also said “Iraq” when speaking about the war in Ukraine.

‘Think about this: if someone had told you – and my staff wasn’t so sure either – that we could bring all of Europe together in the attack on Iraq and get NATO fully united, I think they would have done. did you say it’s not likely,” Biden said Tuesday night. “The only thing Putin counted on was the possibility of splitting NATO.”

Some reporters are allowed into the room during Biden’s fundraising efforts, but cameras — both video and photos — are blocked, so there’s a recording of that blunder.

Walking into Marine One on Wednesday, the president was also shocked when asked about the branding efforts surrounding “Bidenomics.”

Biden claimed it was the media – specifically The Wall Street Journal – that dubbed his economic agenda “Bidenomics.”

However, the White House has been using the term in recent days — just as Democrats colloquially use “Obamacare” to refer to the health bill of the Affordable Care Act.

“Well, look, you’ve branded it. Not me. I never called it ‘Bidenomics,’ so I was asked a question,” the president said.

A reporter pointed out that the White House economics team had used the term in recent days.

“Wait a minute, let’s straighten it out. The first time it was used was in the Wall Street Journal. OK? And I don’t beat my chest “Bidenomics,” so the press started calling it Bidenomics,” he said.

Despite his tone in answering the questions, Biden said he liked the term.

“No, I like it, it’s fine,” he said, pointing out that it referred to “my policies.”