Today's Biden Rorschach test: "Marcus Lafayette"?

In address w/ Pres. Macron, Biden praises "Marcus Lafayette" pic.twitter.com/h0QZf2TLPg

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) December 1, 2022

[My friend Dennis Lennox thinks Biden said “Marquess de Lafayette”:

I'm not a Biden defender, but that's actually pretty close to the correct English pronunciation for marquess.

— Dennis Lennox (@dennislennox) December 1, 2022

Technically, however, “marquess” is a British title of nobility. In French, it’s “Marquis de Lafayette.” However, you can hear Biden enunciate the “de” here, so he’s just mispronouncing “marquis” and emphasizing the wrong syllable. — Ed]