“Worrying,” Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas wrote on Twitter, next to an excerpt of the disturbing slip. Biden, 79, was talking about his government’s plans to seize Russian assets when he ran into a language problem. “We will seize their yachts, their luxury homes and other illicit profits from Putin’s kleptocracy – yes – kleptocracy and klep – the types of kleptocracy,” Biden told reporters with a self-deprecating laugh. “But they are bad.” Moments earlier, Biden had also wrongly said that the United States would “host” the Russian oligarchs “and take care of them – to take their illicit profits.” In the official transcript of Biden’s statements, which was later published on the White House website, the word “host” was deleted to indicate that Biden did mean “accountable.” None of this escaped the attention of Biden critics on social media. “America deserves better,” wrote the executive director of the America Matters defense team, Jim Hanson, on Twitter. Vernon Jones, who is running for Congress in Georgia, urged First Lady Jill Biden to get involved. “@DrBiden, this must end. Stop allowing your spouse to abuse you. For the love of your family and homeland, put his health first. Take President Biden home before he does[sic] “Slowly,” he wrote on Twitter, worrying about the leader’s cognitive health. Sports journalist and commentator Clay Travis had a similar tone in his reaction: “Joe Biden is not well. This is a shame for our country and the world. He can hardly read. “Everyone can see the look in his eyes here, he is lost.” Meanwhile, Republican National Committee Spokeswoman Emma Vaughn wrote sarcastically: “Bold moves by the White House using ‘kleptocracy’ in a Biden speech,” implying the president’s tendency to blunder in public statements. “Biden’s brain has just broken again,” the right-wing news site TownHall.com also wrote on Twitter. However, in response to the avalanche of anxious and aggressive comments, some users pointed out that Biden was experiencing severe stuttering in his youth. With postal cables
