Joe Biden’s latest lie has caused an international incident. Biden’s uncle was a pilot during World War II in the Pacific, whose aircraft went down and was never found. Biden went on to repeat a family legend, that his uncle was eaten by cannibals where his plane was shot down.
The leader of Papua New Guinea, a relatively large Pacific Island nation, shamed Biden for describing his people as cannibals. While some tribes in the area practiced cannibalism before contact with Europeans, cannibalism was not a common practice during World War II. Fox News says:
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said Monday that he was offended by President Biden’s recent comments suggesting his uncle was eaten by cannibals in the Oceanic nation during World War II.
Marape expressed disappointment in a statement Monday that Biden would suggest his nation was rife with cannibals, noting also that Papua New Guinea was unwillingly pulled into the global conflict in the 1940s. Biden’s comments suggesting his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., was eaten in Papua New Guinea, came during a speech to a steelworkers union in Pittsburgh last week.
The White House was quick to coverup Biden’s gaffe simply by not addressing the issue. The American people, however, are starting to notice the nationwide gaslighting campaign against them. NBC News continues:
U.S. military records about Finnegan’s death make no mention of the aircraft being downed or of cannibalism, saying the plane was forced to ditch in the ocean off the north coast of New Guinea for unknown reasons and that the three men killed in the crash were never found.
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates did not address Biden’s apparent mischaracterization but told NBC News in a statement last week that Biden was “proud of his uncle’s service in uniform who lost his life when the military aircraft he was on crashed in the Pacific after taking off near New Guinea.”
Biden’s casual relationship with the truth, including old family lore best kept for Thanksgiving reunions, is starting to embarrass America. China in particular is taking steps to align nations in the Pacific away from America’s orbit, notably by displaying respect during international visits and offering aid. The Administration needs to wise up fast if it hopes to maintain America’s hegemony in the Pacific.
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