A video of US President Joe Biden apparently distancing himself from leaders within the Summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in Italyearlier than being eliminated by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has gone viral on social networks.
The clip reveals the 81-year-old president apparently shedding focus and strolling away from the group of world leaders throughout a skydiving demonstration on Thursday. He turned to his left and approached an officer sporting a parachute and gave him a thumbs-up gesture.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni intervened to information him again to the primary proceedings. The 2 leaders then posed for a photograph op, with Biden slowly placing on his trademark aviator sun shades.
The video circulated extensively on social media and sparked debate with some questioning Biden’s means to serve one other time period. Others argued that the video lacks context and famous that a number of leaders, together with Biden, have been wanting towards the person carrying the parachute.
White Home Principal Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates defended the president, claiming the clip was distorted. “Congratulate one of many divers and provides him a thumbs up,” Bates stated in X.
This was not the one unusual incident involving Biden on the G7 summit. Beforehand, a video confirmed the US president awkwardly greeting Meloni earlier than leaving the stage.
It was the most recent in a collection of surprising incidents for Biden, together with problem sitting throughout a D-Day ceremony in France and showing dazed throughout a Juneteenth celebration on the White Home garden.