US President Joe Biden at the Summit of the Americas in Los AngelesMOSCOW, June 11 Statement by the President Joe Biden's US about democracies in the Western Hemisphere caused criticism and misunderstanding among European Twitter users. Speaking at the Summit of the Americas, Biden, in particular, said that the Western Hemisphere is ahead of «all other hemispheres» in the number of democracies.
«What is he carrying?» Americans were furious because of Biden's words about Putin. This phrase outraged the inhabitants of European countries, and many doubted the capacity of the American leader. «There are fifty states in Europe alone. I think this figure already exceeds the number of democracies in both Americas,» said one of users. «Someone needs to explain to him that democracy presupposes the power of the people,» agreed another.
"Is Europe not democratic enough for Biden now?" — supported by the third commentator.
“How was he chosen at all? If he can’t express his thoughts normally, how can he rule the country,” the users asked. “Let’s count then by population. The world’s largest democracy is India. what did he plan to do with India?» — expressed the opinion of the European. Caribbean Sea. In addition to the traditional leaders' meeting, Los Angeles hosts forums for civil society, youth and business leaders from the region. Some Latin American leaders, including Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, refused to attend or were not invited to the event.
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