A few days ago, US President Joe Biden caused a stir with an anecdote about his uncle. This is said to have been eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea (see video above). The head of government there has now rejected this. Sometimes there are “moments of confusion,” said James Marape.
However, the relationship between the two countries is stronger than ‘a blurry moment’. As reported, Biden reported last week that his uncle was eaten by cannibals during World War II. “He was shot down over New Guinea and his body was never found because there were really a lot of cannibals in that part of New Guinea,” the US president said during a campaign appearance in the US state of Pennsylvania.
Uncle died in a plane crash
Biden’s spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden’s uncle Abrose Finnegan died in a plane crash off the coast of New Guinea in 1944. The plane had to make an emergency landing in the water off the coast of the island. As a result, the machine landed hard on the sea surface. The next day, neither the missing plane nor the three crew members could be found.
Kohl confused with Merkel
Biden had repeatedly caused a stir lately with mix-ups. The 81-year-old confused the late former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the late French head of state François Mitterrand with the incumbent Emmanuel Macron. However, the US president has always dismissed concerns raised due to his old age.
Papua New Guinea’s head of government said Monday that he has met Biden a total of four times so far. But there was never any mention of cannibals associated with his country. Instead, they talked about the disposal of unexploded explosives from World War II.
Historically, cannibalism has been documented among some tribes in remote parts of Papua New Guinea. The country has been trying to get rid of this image for decades.
Source: Krone
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