Another little scene saw the protagonist Joe Bidenand this time too the attitude of the President of the United States aroused a certain embarrassment and bewilderment among the leaders present at the G7 of Borgo Egnazia.
Among the most spectacular moments of the three days in the land of Puglia organized by the Italian government to cheer up the greats of the land and the guests of honor, between a table and a dossier, there was the parachute display of the “Folgore” Brigade of the Army.
After attending the launch, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the other leaders return to conversing with each other. But not Biden: the 81-year-old American head of state once again appears lost, walking with a somewhat uncertain step towards the Italian paratroopers. And it is at that moment that Meloni, continuing to speak with Ursula Von der Leyen and the others, takes two steps towards Biden and with a light touch on the arm calls him to order, leading him hastily back into the group, before any possible gaffe.
It was not the only gesture to raise doubts in these Italian hours. In general, what Donald Trump he had contemptuously renamed Sleepy Joe (translated, “Sleeping Joe”) was striking for its “slowness of execution”, difficulties in taking off or putting back on glasses, uncertain greetings, and so on. All details which, having bounced overseas, are rekindling the Republicans’ controversy regarding the president’s precarious psycho-physical conditions, often accompanied by imprecise and sometimes inappropriate statements. It is not a secondary factor, since at the end of the year the Democratic leader will challenge Trump again to stay in the White House for another 4 years.
Source: Vista Agency / Alexander Yakhnagiev
