“Breakfast on the chin”: Biden disgraced himself during a video conference

Kremlin relations

On Friday, July 30, during a video conference at the White House, where the situation with forest fires was discussed, Joseph Biden again had an embarrassment: an assistant handed him a note to point out the remnants of food on his face, which Biden hastened to remove. 

The funny moments didn’t end there. After studying the remnants of breakfast from his face, Biden brought his fingers to his mouth and pressed the back of his hand to his lips, wiping them again. 

All this happened under the sights of TV cameras and the views of journalists. 

Joshua Roberts / Reuters

Later, the president took a card with a written phrase about “the remaining breakfast” and used its reverse side to make some notes. In the end, the head of state accidentally showed the contents of the note written in black marker: 

 “Sir, you have something on your chin.”

According to Fox News, Associated Press photographer Andrew Harnik managed to photograph the text of the note. 

REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst

As many people already know, it isn’t the first time that the current US president makes mistakes or gets into awkward situations. For example, he used special cards with hints on key topics during his first official press conference on March 26. 

Also, the president has difficulties in public speeches, often confusing names and titles. Once, Biden, speaking about possible expansion of cooperation between Moscow and Washington, confused Libya and Syria.