Extra Extra: Joe Biden suggested that cannibals in Papua New Guinea ate his uncle


by Gothamist

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TheBlaze—Papua New Guinea's prime minister hits back at Biden for suggesting cannibals ate his uncle. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is hitting back at President Joe Biden.Last week, Biden suggested that his uncle, World War II veteran Ambrose J. Finnegan, was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea after crashing into the Pacific Ocean in May 1944. It's true that Finnegan's body was never recovered, but there is no evidence that cannibals ate him. — (@) In a statement, Marape condemned Biden for having "appeared to imply his uncle was eaten by...

The Washington Times—Papua New Guinea PM knocks Joe Biden for 'loose' talk about uncle being eaten by cannibals. The prime minister of Papua New Guinea is not so happy about comments made by U.S. President Biden, in which he alluded to an incident involving his uncle and cannibals in the South Pacific island nation.

POLITICO—Papua New Guinea PM slams Joe Biden over ‘cannibals’ comment. “My country does not deserve to be labeled as such,” James Marape hit back at the U.S. president.