Video Of Joe Biden Appearing To Fall Asleep At COP26 Climate Conference Goes Viral
During the Cop 26 Climate Change Conference, a strange incident happened which went viral on social media. Actually, US President Joe Biden is seen taking a nap during the conference. The nearly 30-second video made headlines for an unusual reason at the climate summit on November 1.
Images and videos going viral showed US President Bidenko falling asleep while a recorded message from South African activist Eddie Ndopu was being played on the second day of the climate change summit.
While some agreed that it does look like the US President was falling into slumber, many have rushed to defend him with one user betting he was “just closing his eyese so he can listen better withour distraction.”
It is clearly visible in the video that he has fallen asleep and his eyes are closed until some officer came to him with a message. As Ndopu’s message ended, he clapped and rolled his eyes.
Biden’s eyelids drooped for the longer spell as Ndopu, who is also black and gay, said, “I call on you to commit to concrete actions to stop the destruction of this magnificent planet.”
“This conference is one of the most important meetings in history,” Ndopu continued as Biden’s eyes remained closed.
“You have the chance to make decisions and reach agreements which will affect the lives of generations to come. You are in a position of extraordinary power. You can change forever the trajectory we are on. You can make a world that is once again full of hope, not fear.”
Biden’s aide snapped him back to attention just in time to applaud. The president proceeded to rub the sleep from his eyes.
Washington Post reporter Zach Brown shared a video clip in a tweet that went viral, writing, “Biden appears to fall asleep during COP26 opening speeches.”
“It appears that perhaps he was dozing,” veteran NBC News journalist Kelly O’Donnell said on MSNBC shortly after the incident.
“These can be embarrassing situations,” she said. “You have the contrast of leaders including President Biden calling for the urgency of these issues, of addressing climate, and a moment like that in a session can be a political obstacle.”
Biden is the oldest-ever US president and turns 79 this month.
After this video of Biden taking a nap went viral, users are questioning him that he was not serious about climate change. One user wrote that this is the effect of his age. So at the same time, former US President Donald Trump also made fun of Biden about global warming.
