"Biden's Slip-Up Again: 'South America, No, South Korea'"

Frequent slips of the tongue... Yoon Seok-yeol and Moon Jae-in name misreferences too

U.S. President Joe Biden, who frequently faces criticism for verbal slips, this time mistakenly referred to 'South Korea' as 'South America.' This occurred less than a week before President Yoon Suk-yeol's state visit.

On the 19th (local time), President Biden visited a union training facility in Accokeek, Maryland, where he outlined his vision for the revival of American manufacturing and emphasized his ongoing efforts.

President Biden said, "Now companies are investing in the United States," adding, "Not only American companies but foreign companies as well."

He then emphasized, "I asked why large corporations from 'South America,' no, 'South Korea' are building semiconductor factories in the U.S. They said the American workforce is the best in the world."

'Referring to President Yoon Suk-yeol as President Moon Jae-in'

President Joe Biden of the United States [Photo by Reuters]

President Biden's various verbal slips ahead of his re-election bid are considered a potential risk even within the Democratic Party.

Recently, during a visit to Ireland, the homeland of his ancestors, he mistakenly referred to the New Zealand rugby team (All Blacks) as the British police force (Black and Tans) that suppressed the Irish independence movement.

In January, on the occasion of the late civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Day, he congratulated the birthday of the late leader's eldest daughter-in-law but failed to properly remember the leader's name, awkwardly singing a celebratory song, which was captured on video.

In September last year, at a White House event, he called out the name of a deceased federal congressman who had died in a traffic accident.

During his visit to South Korea in May last year, he referred to President Yoon Suk-yeol as President Moon Jae-in but quickly corrected himself.

Meanwhile, President Biden has emphasized the revival of American manufacturing as a key achievement in the economic sector. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the CHIPS Act have been cited as core legislative measures supporting this.

He particularly highlighted that as a result of these efforts, foreign companies are increasing their investments in the U.S., repeatedly citing large-scale investments by Korean conglomerates such as Samsung and SK as key examples.

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