Biden in press conference calls Sweden Switzerland: I'm getting anxious about NATO expansion

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"We called the leader of Switzerland ... I'm getting really anxious for NATO expansion," Biden's slip during the press conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid. / White House/Sole 24 Ore
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1. President Joe Biden caught himself in the act of an embarrassing gaffe during a #pressconference on Thursday, mistakenly saying neutral Switzerland was joining NATO - rather than Sweden.

He quickly recovered, joking that he must be getting anxious about the process of #expanding the #alliance .

Biden delivered his remarks at the end of a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, where the big news was Turkey dropping its objection to Sweden and Finland joining the alliance.
[dailymail.co.uk]
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2. President #joebiden momentarily confused #switzerland and #sweden while touting the latter's pending ascension to the North #AtlanticTreaty Organization during a Thursday morning press conference.

Speaking at the #natosummit in Madrid, Biden recounted the process of bringing #finland and Sweden into the defensive alliance and spoke of what the two historically #neutralnations bring to the table, but he couldn't avoid a #gaffe in doing so.
[washingtonexaminer.com]
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(https://youtu.be/aNqxrmBB5DU)
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(https://youtu.be/qwvN5hC45_I)
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(https://youtu.be/0LN_THjdZdo)

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