Even cheat sheets couldn't save Biden from a gaffe: President, 80, says Putin is clearly 'losing the war in IRAQ' while clutching notes on the Wagner uprising

President Joe Biden departed the White House Wednesday with a cheat sheet on the Wagner uprising, but still bungled a response when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin's standing.

Biden was asked on the South Lawn how damaged Putin was in the aftermath of this weekend's aborted uprising by the Russian mercenary group.

The president said that Putin had 'absolutely' been weakened, but added, 'it's hard to tell really,' when asked to what extent.

'He's clearly losing the war in Iraq. He's losing the war at home and has become a bit of a pariah around the world,' Biden said, clearly meaning to say Ukraine.

The president, 80, was heading to Chicago to deliver an address on what his White House is calling 'Bidenomics,' when he made the gaffe.

Photographers on the South Lawn captured a notecard the president walked out with.

The card read 'Daily News Summary' with the date.

It started with 'Vagner-Russia' with talking points listed below.

'This was an internal Russian matter,' the talking points read. 'Too soon to know.'

During a closed-door fundraiser Tuesday night in the tony D.C. suburb of Chevy Chase, Maryland, Biden also said 'Iraq' when he was speaking about the war in Ukraine, a reporter for Bloomberg pointed out Wednesday.

Some reporters are allowed into the room during Biden's fundraising efforts, but cameras - both video and still - are barred.

As the president walked toward Marine One he also bristled when asked about the branding effort around 'Bidenomics.'