The President of the United States, Joe Biden, committed a new gaffe, this Thursday (22), when he met with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, at the White House in Washington.
At the beginning of the ceremony, during the performance of the Indian national anthem, Biden placed his hand on his chest as a sign of respect, as if the song being played was from the USA.
Later, after realizing the mistake, the North American leader began to slowly lower his arm.
See the moment below:
Biden put his hand over his heart as the Indian national anthem was sung, just before meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi.
The American president, it seems, did not immediately understand that it was not the US national anthem. pic.twitter.com/4cD4UmhKsD—Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 22, 2023
Last Friday (16), Biden had committed another gaffe. During a participation in The National Safer Communities Summit (National Summit of Safer Communities), the president ended his speech by saying “God Save The Queen”, which, in free translation, means “God save the Queen”.
The moment went viral on social media and confused those who followed the speech at the University of Hartford in Connecticut.
The phrase “God Save The Queen” is popular among the British and featured in the UK anthem during the 60 years of Elizabeth II’s reign.
As the title and parts of the song are adapted according to the current monarch’s gender, the British returned to sing “God Save The King”, that is, “God save the King”.
*Posted by Douglas Porto
Source: CNN Brasil
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