US President Joe Biden continues to be dogged by rumours surrounding his cognitive health. Today he announced further military aid for Ukraine.
As a distant observer, I have no idea whether or not there is any basis to these rumours. We will find out eventually when he leaves office. In making this announcement, he mispronounced the surname of his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt.
In several letters Theodore Roosevelt himself specifies the correct pronunciation. In a letter to the Rev. William W. Moir dated October 10, 1898 he writes:
As for my name, it is pronounced as if it was spelled "Rosavelt." That is in three syllables. The first syllable as if it was "Rose."
Surely Biden's minders would be aware of this fact. Somebody in his office isn't doing their properly.
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