Badly Mentally Confused Trump warns of threat of World War II, mixes up names of Joe Biden and Barack Obama in Washington speech

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Donald Trump warns of threat of World War II, mixes up names of Joe Biden
and Barack Obama in Washington speech

Former US president Donald Trump appeared to confuse Joe Biden — his
likely opponent in next year's election — with his Oval Office predecessor
Barack Obama before mistakenly warning of the outbreak of World War II in
a speech in Washington DC that lit up social media over the weekend.

Mr Trump made the gaffe about the threat of World War II — which finished
in 1945 — during the part of his address in which he was questioning the
mental acuity of 80-year-old Mr Biden.

At 77 years old, Mr Trump is only three and a half years younger than Mr
Biden but claims to be sharper in his decision-making skills.

"He's the worst and most corrupt president in the history of our country
who is cognitively impaired and in no condition to lead," Mr Trump told
the audience at the Pray, Vote, Stand Summit in the nation's capital on
Friday night (US-time).

"He's now in charge with dealing with Russia and possible nuclear war
… just think of it, we would be in World War II."

It is assumed that Mr Trump, who enjoyed close relations with Russian
president Vladimir Putin and claims that he would end the Ukraine war
within 24 hours of beginning a second term, meant to say World War III.

Golden Globe-winning actress Mia Farrow was among those sharing the clip,
saying on X that Mr Trump's speech appeared slurred and more would have
been made of the mistake had it come from Mr Biden, who is also known for
his frequent missteps during speeches.

His faux pas about Mr Obama — the 44th US president who served two terms
between 2009 and 2017 — came as Mr Trump referenced his mounting legal
woes and his victory against the odds in the 2016 presidential election.

Mr Trump is facing 91 charges in indictments across four jurisdictions,
including two cases brought by federal special counsel, Jack Smith.

"The radical left thugs have weaponised law enforcement to arrest their
leading political opponent … leading by a lot … including Obama," he said
before catching the error and trying to get back on track but appearing to
forget that it was Hillary Clinton he beat in the 2016 presidential
election.

"I'll tell you what … you take a look at Obama and you look at some of the
things that he's done, this is the same thing, the country was very
divided and we did with Obama, we won an election they said that couldn't
be won."

Republicans against Trump, with 482,000 followers on X, shared the clip,
by saying: "Trump is not well".

Recent polls have shown that the majority of likely voters do not want a
Trump-Biden rematch next year.

A CNN poll earlier this month showed that almost three quarters of
Americans — 73 per cent — say they're seriously concerned about Mr Biden's
age, with 76 per cent concerned about his ability to serve out another
full term if re-elected.

And Democratic voters are almost as worried, with 67 per cent of
Democratic-leaning voters saying they would prefer another candidate to Mr
Biden, citing his age as their biggest concern — in a recent Axios poll.

In an interview due to air on NBC's Meet The Press on Sunday, Mr Trump
said he supported mental competency tests for all presidential candidates,
but argued against an age-limit.

"I'm all for the tests," Mr Trump told host Kristen Welker, adding that he
aced a test three years ago at Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center in Maryland.

"[But] a lot of people say it's not constitutional to do it."

To avoid what would be the oldest match-up in American presidential
history, there have been calls for a new generation of leaders to step up.

The presumptive Republican nominee, Mr Trump would be 78 if he won in 2024
and Mr Biden would be almost 82.

"I don't think Biden is too old, but I think he is incompetent," Mr
Trump said.

"It's always time for a new generation … [but] some of the greatest world
leaders have been in their 80s … I'm not anywhere very near 80, by the
way."

In a separate development, prosecutor Jack Smith has asked a judge to
place Mr Trump under a gag order in the 2020 election meddling case,
limiting how much he is able to publicly comment to prevent harassment of
witnesses.

The document was unsealed on Friday US-time by District Court Judge Tanya
Chutkan who will preside over the case due to begin next year.

Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to overturn the 2020
election.

During the interview, he also dismissed the views of his own lawyers on
his 2020 election defeat, saying he did not respect them and he made up
his own mind that the election was "rigged" — a false claim he continues
to make.

He said the election was "rigged" against him, adding that he relied
heavily on his own "instincts" in coming to that conclusion.

Mr Trump has continued to make false claims that the election was stolen
from him through widespread voting fraud.

Asked why he dismissed the views of lawyers in the White House and his
campaign that he had lost the election, Mr Trump responded: "Because I
didn't respect them."

Mr Trump singled out former US attorney-general William Barr, who told him
he had lost the election, as one of the lawyers whose advice he did not
follow.

"I listened to some people," Mr Trump said. "Guys like Bill Barr, who was
a stiff, but he wasn't there at the time. But he didn't do his job because
he was afraid."

Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty in all four criminal cases, including a
federal case in Washington and a Georgia state indictment that involve
alleged attempts to recruit a slate of phoney electors for congressional
certification of the 2020 election results.

His comments on Sunday could undermine one of his possible legal defences
— that he relied on the advice of his lawyers in continuing to challenge
his defeat.

US courts threw out dozens of legal challenges from Mr Trump's campaign
and allies following the November 2020 election.