White House Scrambles to Erase Evidence of Biden Misidentifying Asian President
Joe Biden’s official presidential social media account scrambled to delete a Monday postweet in which the president embraced his recent meeting with Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng.
Biden’s post showed the two men together, but there was a major issue with the post, which Townhall’s John Hasson pointed out.
The man pictured with Biden was not Vietnam’s president. It was actually the Vietnamese Chairman of the National Assembly, a man named Vuong Dinh Hue.
Hasson shared a screenshot of the deleted post, as well as pictures of both politicians.
“YIKES,” Hasson commented.
YIKES
Biden’s team just posted a picture thanking Vietnam President Võ Văn Thưởng
There’s just one problem—that’s not Thưởng in the picture
It’s Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the National Assembly 😬 pic.twitter.com/MeVpPzKCbS
— John Hasson (@SonofHas) September 12, 2023
Biden’s tweet read, “President Vo Van Thuöng, thank you for such a productive meeting. This partnership is about unleashing our people’s potential and, with it, a range of incredible possibilities.”
The deleted post was not replaced with an accurate photo of Biden with Van Thuöng, the New York Post reported.
The screenshot of Biden’s errant post went viral on X, formerly known as Twitter:
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 12, 2023
Quite the micro aggression. https://t.co/OX3wFAbbTi
— James Morrow (@pwafork) September 12, 2023
Dumbest regime ever😳 @shortiemonk https://t.co/BH0kUpIdNF
— KLM👠🇺🇸 #FED UP (@klmunoz54) September 12, 2023
This administration is really in top of things. https://t.co/DvenqpszUY
— Barry Duren (@duncansooner) September 12, 2023
HE’S FINE. https://t.co/2bh1SOveu8
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 12, 2023
SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. https://t.co/JiUwcb2Q1A
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) September 12, 2023
“Ready for the world stage.”
“The adults are back in charge.” https://t.co/zE4SAL3nDi
— 🔴 P𝕠𝐔𝔫Ⓒ𝓔г (@bloodless_coup) September 12, 2023
The Adults ™️ are racist and inept at their jobs. – that’s how it’s done right? https://t.co/me0qnRNo0C
— Billy McBeath (@BillyMcBeath) September 12, 2023
The White House has not commented on the matter or issued a public apology to Văn Thưởng.
Biden visited Vietnam earlier this week on a diplomatic mission after a prior meeting with world leaders in India for the G20.
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