President Biden was cut off Sunday as he spoke at a Hanoi press conference in Vietnam and shuffled off the stage, award-show style, as jazz music played in the background.
Mr. Biden was discussing a chat he had with Chinese Premier Li Qiang when his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, interrupted him mid-sentence to end the press conference.
“We talked about stability, we talked about the Third World, excuse me, the Southern Hemisphere has access to change. It wasn’t confrontational at all. He came up to me, he said …,” said Mr. Biden before Ms. Jean-Pierre cut in and soft piano music began to play.He tried to field another question from reporters but then walked off the stage.
The bizarre clip circulated on the internet as Mr. Biden faces questions about his advanced age and is hammered by critics as “Sleepy Joe” over off-script comments that sometimes ramble.SEE ALSO: Biden, Vietnamese leaders hail new era of relations, mark progress since warMr. Biden was in Hanoi for a visit with Vietnamese leaders to discuss economic partnerships and trade.
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