President Joe Biden is closing out his week overseas by embracing the Pope in a rather intimate and strange way.
On Friday, Biden continued his streak of bizarre moments when he greeted Pope Francis with a forehead-to-forehead hug during the G7 summit in Italy.
Biden, a so-called “devout Catholic,” leaned over Pope Francis and touched his forehead, leaving the Pope with a stunned expression.
NEW: President Joe Biden goes in for an intimate forehead to forehead with the Pope at the G7 summit in Italy.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 14, 2024
Pope Francis appeared to look uncomfortable with the gesture.
According to insiders at the G7, Biden’s performance is the “worst” it has ever been, noting that he… pic.twitter.com/o94JTQo8WH
Pope Francis was wheeled into a room full of world leaders to discuss a variety of issues regarding artificial intelligence, energy, and the Africa-Mediterranean region. Argentina President Javier Milei, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva also attended the meeting.
This week alone Biden suffered a handful of odd behaviors and gaffes that reiterated American’s concerns about his health and age.
To begin, the senile president wandered away from a group, turning around in circles, and looked confused until a woman helped him find his way back.
In another instance, First Lady Jill Biden was forced to whisk her 81-year-old husband away after he bent over in a stressed manner.
JUST IN: President Biden appears to start wandering off at the G7 summit and has to be handled back in.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 13, 2024
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was seen grabbing Biden to bring him back to the group.
This wasn't the only awkward encounter between the two. Biden was caught on… pic.twitter.com/xf8NizIVgH
Last month, a Pew Research study found that 55 percent of Catholics support former President Donald Trump, while only 43 percent of Catholics support Biden.
In comparison, in 2020, Trump held a thin lead (50 percent) over Biden (49 percent) among Catholic voters.
It's not only embarrassing for the Pope.
— floridanow1 (@floridanow1) June 14, 2024
It's an embarrassment to our country, our leadership position of strength in the world.
There's no hiding and covering for it anymore.
Omfg he’s a national embarrassment!
— Sheri™ (@FFT1776) June 14, 2024
Biden is an embarrassment. Not even the Pope is comfortable around Biden 👀
— Hi, I'm KellyJo 🙋🏽♀️🇺🇸 (@BiologicalWoma2) June 14, 2024
The pope had no idea when he woke up this morning that when he would get a noseful of tapioca pudding and denture cream breath
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 14, 2024