Thursday, December 18, 2014

Putin assumes stroke survivor is drunk in presser gaffe

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's marathon press conference on Thursday was not without a hiccup, after he implied that a stroke survivor was drunk.


While fielding hours of questions from reporters, Putin interrupted a reporter who asked him about the regulations around a specific Russian alcoholic beverage. In response, he said while chuckling, "You've already had yours," implying that the reporter was a bit tipsy



In fact, the reporter survived two strokes, which left him with slurred speech. Watch the moment in the video, below:


The question was about a Russian drink called kvas, a slightly alcoholic fermented grain drink. Read more...


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