A skydiving demonstration during the G7 summit in Italy on Thursday made for a comical scene as US President Joe Biden appeared distracted and walked away from the group until the host country’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni , brings him back to his counterparts.
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As leaders of the world’s richest democracies applauded the skydiving display, the US president took a few steps aside and appeared to say something to an officer packing a parachute.
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At the same time, the Italian prime minister walked backwards towards Biden before touching his right arm to encourage him to join the group.
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The rest of the heads of state then gathered around Biden for a photo, for which the president donned his signature aviator sunglasses.
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Accounts affiliated with the Republican Party jumped at the opportunity to bring up the lost appearance of the 81-year-old president.
The Republican National Committee’s X account, RNC Research, posted the video with the description: “WHAT IS BIDEN DOING?”
Biden aides have long said that the president, who would be 86 if he completes a second full term in January 2029, has sometimes lost focus in private conversations in addition to making more public mistakes, according to the New York Post.
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