In his most recent verbal gaffe, President Biden mispronounced a straightforward acronym while addressing leaders from the Pacific Islands on Monday.
At a White House discussion, Biden, 80, struggled when asked to recite the acronym for his administration's Pacific Islands Infrastructure Initiative.
He told the leaders gathered around the round table, "Today I'm thrilled to say we're working with Congress to invest $40 billion in our Pacific Islands Infrastructure Initiative.
It doesn't matter what we call it; it is what it is. We call it the P, PI.
He continued, "I was gonna get back to acronyms and I'm gonna withstand not doing that," drawing laughter from several on the 18-person forum.
Biden has been outspoken about his lifelong struggles with overcoming a stammer and his speech impairment as a child.
Biden has been outspoken about his lifelong struggles with overcoming a stammer and his speech impairment as a child.
Just last week, the commander in chief came under fire for walking away without shaking hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
In order to heed their concerns about the impact of climate change on their region, Biden visited with the leaders of the Pacific Islands.