Joe Biden made a joke to a young girl after the United States and other allies reached a deal with Russia for their largest prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War.
The US president spoke at a press conference after American Journalist Evan Gershkovich and US Marine Paul Whelan were released from jail in Russia.
Biden thanked the other nations involved in the swap, saying “the deal that made this possible was a feat of diplomacy and friendship.”
The president then summoned a young girl who is believed to be a relative of one of the prisoners and sang Happy Birthday ahead of her 13th birthday tomorrow.
During the cringeworthy moment, the room erupts into singing before Biden then tells her: “Remember no serious guys until you’re 30.”
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