President Joe Biden has hopped across the pond to visit Ireland, and upon landing in Belfast appeared to push past Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak “to salute the old white guy.”
According to commentary on a clip that quickly went viral, it seems that the president may not have recognized the prime minister, giving him a polite handshake before visibly trying to move him aside. The leader can be seen sidling up to Biden once again, likely confused as to why he was so unceremoniously dismissed by the visiting president.
Watch:
Joe Biden doesn’t recognize the little brown guy (Prime Minister of UK) and pushes him away to salute the old white guy. The look on the face of @RishiSunak is priceless pic.twitter.com/kSfuzpaz1s
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) April 12, 2023
Another clip more clearly shows Biden’s entourage, which includes his son Hunter Biden.
Watch:
Painful to watch.
Sunak jumps the queue to greet Biden.
Biden treats Sunak like a third wheel.
pic.twitter.com/bNwJLUJrR5— Farrukh (@implausibleblog) April 12, 2023
Social media rushed to comment on the bizarre clip:
It could just be his inner racist expressing itself.
— Sankrant Sanu सानु संक्रान्त ਸੰਕ੍ਰਾਂਤ ਸਾਨੁ (@sankrant) April 13, 2023
How to win friends and influence people 101 guide from Mr President.
— Irina ₿. Heaver (@IrinaHeaver) April 12, 2023
Joe Biden doesn’t know what day it is let alone who he’s meeting.
— Klay Thompson (@Thompsonklay) April 12, 2023
OMG how embarrassing and disrespectful is that. So cringe.
— The Cabernet Muse (@TheCabernetMuse) April 12, 2023
He’s a known racist so not shocked
— SB (@shiftbytes) April 12, 2023
So the multiple flashes was the No 10 photographer desperate to capture the millisecond they had an arm around each other.
— JD (@JessSalop) April 12, 2023
— Oliver. (@Silverxzino) April 12, 2023
Biden “listen son, let the adults speak first. Where’s your daddy?”
Sunak “I’m the Prime Minister”
Biden “Speak up son. Can’t hear you from down there” pic.twitter.com/7KO82AbUcs— Bobby Hill (@BobbyBo58778868) April 12, 2023
The message seems loud and clear
— The Great Oracle (@AltraiDeGreat) April 12, 2023
Embarrassing… but Expected.
— Angelo (@AngeloOutTheBox) April 12, 2023
Some, however, didn’t appear to think anything was wrong with what Biden did in the video:
Inaccurate information, fake news.
They spoke to each other for more than two minutes. pic.twitter.com/ErnAYZKN4a— Niraj Kumar (@Nirajkumar___) April 13, 2023
I guess if Biden wanted to see Sunak,he would’ve landed in Heathrow,wouldn’t he..?
— VeryBadGerman Stable since genius is gone (@Speed_Peete) April 12, 2023
“Painful”, “delightful”. Potato, Potahto.
— S҉u҉s҉s҉e҉x҉i҉a҉n҉ (@TheFrankAccount) April 13, 2023
Rishi is pathetic this is an important time for Ireland as a whole and he wants to be the centre of attention
— patrick neville (@thePatrickNEV) April 13, 2023
Sunak needs to get some class. I’m no Biden fan but this is pathetic.
— DP (@DPxATO) April 12, 2023
As subtle as a kick in the bollox.
Loved the way he shoved the Tory Tax Whisperer out of the way.
Biden is a man of Old School Principles.— Cardinal Biggles McFerryFace #FBPE (@CardinalBiggle2) April 12, 2023
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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