Sunak defends Biden over video showing him wandering away from G7 leaders

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defended President Joe Biden over claims that he walked away from the assembled leaders at the G7 summit in Italy after a skydiving demonstration Thursday.

Sunak explained, according to the Telegraph, that Biden was going over to greet one of the skydivers who had already landed and a pilot, rather than aimlessly walking away from the demonstration as some outlets have framed the video.

“He went to go and talk to the pilot, one of the parachute jumpers,” Sunak said. “He went to go and shake all their hands.”

The British leader then explained that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ushered Biden back because all of the skydivers were set to come over to greet the leaders.

“They all…