During a moving ceremony to commemorate D-Day in France, President Biden appeared to struggle awkwardly as he tried to find his seat while other dignitaries stood nearby.
The video footage shows the 81-year-old US President reaching for his chair on the stage in Normandy, France, while his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, and French President Emmanuel Macron stood beside him.
Forbes’ fact-check report debunked claims that Joe Biden tried to sit on an imaginary chair. A video circulated on social media, edited right before Biden sat down on a visible chair. This happened after a pause during an introduction of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The video sparked speculation about Biden’s actions, with other clips suggesting he was falling asleep or disoriented after shaking hands with the French President until an aide intervened.
Is there ever a time when Americans realize just how much of an embarrassment this is on a world stage? Does this kind of incompetence and weakness encourage our enemies to act the way they’ve been acting? Of course it does! pic.twitter.com/wxsTKWTtNM
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 6, 2024
The Bidens joined world leaders and veterans at Normandy’s beaches to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, invasion that ended World War II. Biden expressed his deep honor in saluting the US veterans, some of whom were wrapped in warm blankets during the ceremony.
