Biden says Putin losing ‘war in Iraq’ in latest gaffe

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WASHINGTON — President Biden said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was losing the “war in Iraq” when he meant to say Ukraine — the second time in about 12 hours he mixed up the two war-torn nations. Biden, 80, is the oldest-ever US president and is running for re-election next year — with his mental acuity already a major issue. “He’s [Putin’s] clearly losing the war in Iraq. He’s losing the war at home and he has become a bit of a pariah around the world,” Biden told reporters on the White House lawn as he departed for a...