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Biden appears to wander off UN stage without shaking President Lula's hand at end of joint speech -
leaving Brazilian leader visibly irritated - minutes after President walked through a flag to take the podium

Joe Biden collides with flagpole in gaffe filled incident
President Joe Biden appeared to wander off the UN stage without shaking hands with Brazil 's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the end of a joint speech, leaving the leader looking visibly irritated.
- Biden appeared to wander off the stage without shaking hands with Lula
- He gave the audience an awkward salute instead before shuffling off stage
- The Brazilian president looked irritated, while Biden also bumped into a flag
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 77, looked visibly irritated after the two leaders shared a stage to speak about their initiative to improve workers' rights in each country.
But their diplomatic meeting got off to a labored start when Biden, 80, shuffled into a seven-foot Brazilian flag, leaving it teetering as he approached the podium.
The president made a rambling speech about his 'economic vision to rebuild our economy from the middle out and the bottom up, not the top down' while Lula watched on from his right flank.
Meanwhile, during Lula's speech Biden fumbled with his headset, which he was using to hear a translated version.

Joe Biden collides with flagpole in gaffe filled incident
President Joe Biden appeared to wander off the UN stage without shaking hands with Brazil 's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the end of a joint speech, leaving the leader looking visibly irritated.
Commentary:
For decades, these events are scripted. You would get the five-line script....do A, B and C, then shake hands...then walk to this direction. I don’t think Biden can remember the short-term memory requirements any more.
Biden has become the albatross around the neck of America. His dementia is obvious and the international political world knows it.