Joe Biden demands to know if the press are 'just taking pictures' during another stage-managed photo-op Biden inquired about the ground-rules of a brief photo-spray with Italian PM Meloni earlier guided Biden toward a photo-op and steered him at ceremony By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor For Dailymail.
Com In Bari, Italy Published: 12:23, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 13:00, 14 June 2024 e-mail 5 View comments Emboldened Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni continued in her role as host and show-runner of the G7 in Italy – this time fielding a question from President Joe Biden about the ground rules for their first formal meeting of the day. ‘They’re just taking pictures?’ Biden asked Meloni in front of a pool of reporters Friday morning as the two were seated in front of U.S.
and Italian flags at the start of a one-on-one meeting. Meloni nodded, signifying the pair would not be making remarks at the event. At that point, the president's handlers asked a pool of reporters to leave.
Meloni is hosting both the heads of leading industrial nations in the group and others including the presidents of Brazil and Turkey, plus Pope Francis . Biden's second full day of meetings comes after he chided reporters Thursday night for asking off-topic questions at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . Biden told reporters to 'play by the rules' after he was asked about a plan to bring about a cease fire in Gaza .
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