Biden: White House deletes post after misidentifying key Vietnamese leader – Fox News

The White House has deleted a post on President Biden’s account that appeared to confuse the head of Vietnam’s National Assembly with the country’s president.

On Monday, Biden’s official White House account on X, formerly known as Twitter, thanked Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong following his visit to the Asian country.

“President Vo Van Thuong, thank you for such a productive meeting,” Biden’s tweet said.

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PRESIDENT BIDEN ENDES VIETNAM PRESS RELEASE IN FULL WAY: ‘I’M GOING TO BED’

“This partnership is about unlocking the potential of our peoples and with it a range of incredible opportunities,” the President continued.

However, the photo Biden posted of him shaking hands with the Vietnamese “president” did not show the Asian country’s president.

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Rather, the photo showed Biden shaking hands with the Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly, Vuong Dinh Hue.

Biden’s post has since been deleted, but not before some users online called him out for the misnomer.

Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and President Biden shake hands during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 11, 2023. (Getty Images)

The White House did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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The president traveled to Vietnam last weekend and met with the country’s leaders.

Biden ended a Vietnam news conference on Sunday by telling reporters he needed to go to bed after the 2023 G20 summit concluded.

Biden spoke in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi after two days at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. He answered a question about China’s relations with the United States before announcing that he was sleepy.

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Vuong Dinh Hue, Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly, shakes hands with President Biden during a meeting in Hanoi. (Getty Images)

“But I’ll tell you what, I don’t know about you, but I’m going to bed,” Biden told a group of reporters.

After his statement, a reporter called out a question about Biden’s meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Biden met Li over the weekend during the G20 summit.

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“Thank you all. “That ends the press conference,” an employee said abruptly. “Thank you all.”

Fox News Digital’s Andrea Vacchiano contributed reporting.