[guest post by Dana]

This couldn’t happen at a worse time. All eyes are on the President assessing whether he can go the distance in this election campaign or he needs to step down. This won’t help. I feel for President Biden:

President Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as President Putin — the president of Russia — when introducing him at a NATO event, a gaffe that came shortly before a high-stakes press conference where his every word will be closely scrutinized.

“Now, I want to hand it over the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentleman, President Putin,” Biden said.

“He’s going to beat President Putin. President Zelensky,” Biden said, quickly correcting himself. “I’m so focused on beating Putin, we’ve got to worry about it.”

“I’m better,” Zelensky quipped.

“You are, a hell of a lot better,” Biden added.

Does he come back from this? Is this what will tip the scales and further compel Nancy Pelosi to push harder behind the scenes for the President to step down? Is Hillary waiting in the wings waiting for her close-up? Is Kamala waiting with baited breath for her moment to word salad Americans daily from the Oval?

–Dana