Biden's imagination: "Cannibals ate my uncle's body in Papua New Guinea""

April 22, 2024   

Is President Biden now in the imagination stage? During an election rally in Pittsburgh, President Biden told about his uncle, a fighter pilot who went down with his plane in World War II - and his body disappeared.

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Biden claimed that cannibals from Papua New Guinea ate the body of his pilot uncle.  ""He was shot down in New Guinea. They never found the body because there used to be a lot of cannibals in that part of New Guinea.".

The president's words are a figment of his imagination, as official records of his uncle's plane crash indicate that the plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean and there is no mention of an incident with cannibals.

The president's words hurt the small island nation - and caused a diplomatic uproar. מרצה למדעי המדינה באוניברסיטת פפואה גינאה החדשה, אמר ל'גרדיאן' הבריטי: "לרמוז שהדוד שלך קופץ מהמטוס ואיכשהו אנחנו חושבים שזו ארוחה טובה, זה פוגעני". כדי ליישר את ההדורים, בבית הלבן נאלצו להכחיש את דברי הנשיא.

President Biden said: "Cannibals ate my uncle in Papua New Guinea," causing a diplomatic incident @AmichaiStein1 @lielkyzer pic.twitter.com/KVQJvtTJm7

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