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Joe Biden was filmed snapping astatine staffers aft an awkward gaffe during a last gathering with a radical of satellite leaders.
The president, 81, barked 'Who's next?' portion introducing a person from the 'Quad' nations of Australia, India and Japan astatine his location successful Wilmington, Delaware, connected Saturday night.
Ending his introductory code astir the Quad's efforts to bushed cancer, Biden said: 'So I privation to convey you each for being here. And now, who americium I introducing next?'
After an awkward 2nd of silence, Biden demanded to know: 'Who's next?'.
Joe Biden snapped astatine unit astatine a Saturday nighttime gathering of the 'Quad' leaders from India, China and Australia adjacent aft a gaffe implicit who would travel up to talk next
This is the infinitesimal the president demanded to cognize what was going on, with seconds of awkward soundlessness ensuing
An adjutant could past beryllium seen making a manus motion towards the stage, earlier a compere introduced Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Biden appeared to unbend and cracked a joke, earlier putting his limb astir Modi.
The outgoing president is infamous for age-related gaffes - though Saturday night's contented appeared to beryllium the effect of a logistical error, alternatively than Biden's advancing years.
Saturday's acme was intended to beforehand Biden's 'cancer moonshot,' which volition spot the US enactment with the different 3 regions successful the Quad to effort and bushed the disease.
Also successful attendance were Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida.
The Quad was initially established successful 2007 to effort and counter-balance China's rising powerfulness and power successful the Indo-Pacific region.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pictured beside Biden, was the antheral lined up to speak, with Biden capable to ace a gag astir the snafu
Biden invited Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (back left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (back right) to his Wilmington location for the last Quad gathering of his presidency
It's adjacent gathering volition instrumentality spot with whoever wins November's statesmanlike predetermination betwixt Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Biden announced helium was stepping down successful July aft a disastrous June statement against Donald Trump which saw him repeatedly suffer his bid of thought and spout nonsense connected stage.
He is the oldest president successful US past and faced increasing concerns implicit mistakes made connected stage.
Biden has besides suffered a carnal diminution which saw him repeatedly travel portion walking up the steps of Air Force One and locomotion with a noticeably stiff gait.
He was efficaciously forced retired of bureau by elder Democrats including Nancy Pelosi who warned him helium would not triumph against Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris' information arsenic the caller statesmanlike contender has re-energized the Democrats and predetermination campaign.
It besides appears to person enactment Donald Trump connected the backmost foot, with the 78 year-old GOP person nary longer capable to instrumentality digs astatine his rival's deficiency of vitality.
Polls amusement the contention remains connected a weapon borderline up of the November 5 predetermination date.
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