Joe Biden embarrassed himself in France again this week. Our coverage of Biden’s embarrassing moment in France will help you to learn more about it.
As the election draws nearer, Team Biden must strive to avoid gaffes.
Rishi Sunak is the UK’s prime minister and is in the same position as the US president. Sunak is in a more dire situation, as his Conservative Party faces a bloodbath before an election that will be held in less than a month. Sunak can’t afford to make mistakes. The Reform Party, a conservative party more than the Conservatives, and the Labour Party are experiencing a leftward resurgence.
Sunak was involved in a D-Day scandal that is different from Biden’s. But the consequences of this controversy could be worse than him sitting on a chair or giving a weird speech. Sunak had flown to the UK from the D-Day commemorations early for an interview with ITV. It wasn’t a live interview but rather a piece that would air another day.
David Cameron (former PM, current Foreign Secretary), Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attended the ceremony on Sunak’s request. Sunak is receiving a lot criticism for his decision.
Eliot Wilson, in The Spectator, wrote that “failing a commemoration shows shocking disrespect”. Katy Balls in an article published by The Spectator referred Sunak’s choice as a “turning-point” for the Tories campaign.
Sunak’s principal opponent, Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer, took the opportunity to criticize PM. He said: “I decided yesterday what I was going to do as the leader of the Labour Party, and as a potential candidate for PM. I knew I had to be there. It wasn’t a debate. [Sunak] has to explain his decision. ”
“It’s an honor to have raised PS100,000.00 to help send veterans to Normandy. Nigel Farage of Reform UK, the X-poster for the event, said that it was great to meet them. ”
In a video that was even more brutal, Farage attacked the PM.
Rishi Sunak doesn’t think D-Day is important. pic.twitter.com/AhNdCMHWb4
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 7, 2024
Sunak has apologized
The 80th anniversary of D-Day has been a profound moment to honour the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our values, our freedom and our democracy.
This anniversary should be about those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The last thing…
— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) June 7, 2024
Johnny Mercer’s Veterans Minister defended Sunak for this gaffe, which occurred the same day that the Tories announced new veteran policies. On a talk show, he said: “People will try to make this into a politically charged moment.”
“I spoke with the Prime Minister today, and it was disappointing. The fake outrage from people who have only made my life harder over the years in trying to improve veterans’ affairs is nauseating. ”
Sunak is it too late for you to make a change? If he has to face opposition from the left and the right, he may drag his party down at the July elections.