A singular video of U.S. President Joe Biden has gone viral on social media, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), in recent hours. Supporters of former President Donald Trump launched a fierce campaign of ridicule against Biden during his participation in the commemoration of the Normandy landings in France on Thursday. They claimed he reached out to touch a chair that was not present on the platform during the event, intending to sit down, while his wife Jill and French President Emmanuel Macron with his wife Brigitte stood nearby.
However, a lengthy search for that clip revealed that the footage was part of a longer video. It became clear that chairs were indeed placed on the platform, and all four participants later sat down on them just moments afterward. Nevertheless, Trump's supporters, including his son Donald Trump Jr., deliberately cut the part where Biden appeared to be preparing to sit down before anyone else.
Trump's son shared the video on his X account, questioning, "Will there come a day when Americans realize how embarrassing this is on the world stage?" He added, "Does this type of incompetence and weakness encourage our enemies to act the way they do? Of course!"
In his remarks during the commemoration of the eight-decade anniversary of the Normandy landings, which led to victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, President Biden warned that democracy worldwide is at risk. He emphasized that the Normandy landings showcase the need for international alliances, making a statement directed against his electoral opponent Donald Trump, who has openly questioned the significance of organizations like NATO. Biden remarked, "We live in an era where democracy is more endangered globally than at any time since the end of the war." He added that "isolationism was not the solution 80 years ago, and it is not the solution today." He affirmed that "real alliances make us stronger, which is a lesson I hope we Americans never forget."
Additionally, Biden, along with British King Charles III, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Macron, paid tribute to the sacrifices of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers during the Normandy invasion, where American forces first landed on the morning of June 6, 1944. This year's commemoration took place amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine against Russian invasion, providing a symbolic backdrop for discussing how Ukraine might reclaim territories lost to advancing Russian forces.
