‘I applaud…’: Watch Joe Biden’s major gaffe in Canada’s parliament | World News

U.S. President Joe Biden mistook Canada for China when he spoke about Canada’s immigration policy in a speech to the Canadian Parliament. In a video of his speech widely circulated on social media, Joe Biden is heard saying: “In America, we are expanding legal pathways for immigration to seek safety on humanitarian Illegal immigration. Human trafficking.”

“So today I stand up and applaud China,” he added.

He corrected himself: “Excuse me, Canada. I applaud Canada…you can see how I feel about China, we won’t discuss that.”

Members of Canada’s parliament burst into laughter as Joe Biden continued his speech, saying: “I applaud Canada for stepping up similar programs and opening up legal avenues.”

Florida Republican Byron Donalds tweeted, “Gaffe or Freudian blunder? Biden ‘accidentally’ praised China during speech to Canadian Parliament. China was on his mind , @HouseGOP knows why.”

Greg Price, director of communications for the National Freedom Caucus Network, also shared the video, noting, “When you realize we just learned that members of the Biden family received millions of dollars from a Chinese energy company and the largest The political story in Canada right now is how China interfered in their last two elections to elect Trudeau’s party.”