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Moment reporters frantically search for checked out Biden as lame duck president misses photo with G20 leaders: Hes behind the palm tree!

Reporters could be heard calling out for President Joe Biden as world leaders at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro gathered for a final photo, but the 81-year-old leader was a no-show.

Reporters could be heard calling out for President Joe Biden as world leaders at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro gathered for a final photo, but the 81-year-old leader was a no-show. 

Biden was nowhere to be seen until moments after the picture was taken when photographers and reporters frantically searched for the leader of the free world until one cameraman spotted him behind a nearby palm tree. 

In footage shot by CSPAN there appeared to be utter confusion as dignitaries were unsure whether to leave the risers erected for the photo or to stay put and wait for Biden to return. 

As the photo was being taken CSPANs camera coverage of the event picked up staffers saying, Where is Biden? They are telling them to wait for Biden. 

Guys! Oh my God! a female reporter could be heard saying off camera. 

They took it! Hes right there - behind the palm tree right now! the unnamed woman said, incredulous that Biden had missed the iconic shoot.   

Biden has been making a last pitch for global support on issues from Ukraine and Gaza to climate change before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

But instead of the US president, it was Chinas Xi Jinping, Indias Narendra Modi and Brazils Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who joked and chatted in the front row before posing together.

World leaders were seen lining up to take a photo but Biden was nowhere to be seen

World leaders were seen lining up to take a photo but Biden was nowhere to be seen

While the photo was being taken, Biden appeared to be in a huddle with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

While the photo was being taken, Biden appeared to be in a huddle with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

The snap was taken and all over in a second with a stunning backdrop of Rios Sugarloaf Mountain

The snap was taken and all over in a second with a stunning backdrop of Rios Sugarloaf Mountain

The leader chatted and joked as they gathered to pose against the backdrop of Rios iconic Sugarloaf Mountain. The shoot was over in a second. 

Frustrated American officials blamed it on logistical issues and said the picture was taken too soon, as Biden was still making his way to the area from talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

By the time Biden decided to make his way over to join the photo shoot, it was all over and the risers, moments earlier full of his counterparts were emptying set beside the Brazilian citys stunning bayside

Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also missed out as they were huddling with Biden at the time nearby. 

They took the photo early before all the leaders had arrived. So a number of the leaders werent actually there, a US official told the press pool immediately after the snap was taken.  

But while the issue did not appear to have been a deliberate snub, it reflected the increasingly sidelined status of the lame-duck leader as Trumps comeback looms.

The fact that it was the leaders of three BRICS countries in the front row that see themselves as a counterpart to a Western-dominated world did not help.

US officials denied that Biden missed the photo -- officially for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvas launch of an alliance to curb world hunger -- to avoid appearing alongside Russias Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

G20 leaders held hands as they posed for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro with Biden nowhere to be found

G20 leaders held hands as they posed for a group photo at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro with Biden nowhere to be found

Joe Biden is pictured being told hes missed the photo by his security detail. The president was not happy at having missed the photoshoot

Joe Biden is pictured being told hes missed the photo by his security detail. The president was not happy at having missed the photoshoot

South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa, from front row left, Chinas President Xi Jinping and Australias Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose with other G20 leaders

South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa, from front row left, Chinas President Xi Jinping and Australias Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pose with other G20 leaders

President Joe Biden could be seen arriving late having missed the G20 family photo which was taken without him  at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Joe Biden could be seen arriving late having missed the G20 family photo which was taken without him  at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biden had earlier urged the G20 leaders to support Ukraines "sovereignty" in the face of Russias 2022 invasion.

In another incident, US officials played down footage of the leader of the worlds biggest economy and most powerful military apparently straying from the red carpet on the way into the summit.

The US officials said that several leaders from countries that face high threats took a different route like Biden did, even if Brazilian media said they did not see any others.

However, the missteps come in the twilight of a presidency whose achievements are set to meet a Trump-shaped wrecking ball come January 20 next year.

Biden dropped out of the presidential election against Trump after a disastrous debate raised concerns about his age, but he still saw his Democratic replacement, Kamala Harris, lose heavily to the Republican.

Now his six-day tour of South America has turned into a desperate frenzy to reassure world leaders amid uncertainty about what Trump will bring, from trade wars to threats to upending old alliances.

President Joe Biden can be seen arriving to the Family Photo after it was all over

President Joe Biden can be seen arriving to the Family Photo after it was all over

The G20 family photo was taken at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The G20 family photo was taken at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biden looked utterly confused as his staffers explained to him that he had missed the photo

Biden looked utterly confused as his staffers explained to him that he had missed the photo

Biden was ushered away by his aides to his next event at the G20 summit

Biden was ushered away by his aides to his next event at the G20 summit 

At the G20 on Monday, Biden had urged the other leaders to back Ukraines sovereignty, in his first comments since it emerged on Sunday that he had approved Kyivs use of long-range missiles against Russia.

Yet Trump could reverse not only that decision, but also Bidens huge US military aid for Ukraine, with signs that the president-elect may push through a peace deal that could force Kyiv to cede territory to Moscow.

Biden also pushed G20 leaders to pressure Hamas on a ceasefire deal with Israel -- and while Trump has appointed some key Israel hawks, he may also try to push for a historic deal there too.

Time and again, Biden has used his valedictory appearance on the world stage to try to keep his policies out of Trumps shadow.

At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima last week, Biden met with Xi, who promised to work with Trump on a smooth transition even as both leaders warned of turbulence ahead.

On Sunday, Biden visited the Amazon rainforest in Brazil to promote his record on climate change - despite Trump threatening to pull the United States back out of the Paris climate agreement.

At the G20 he announced what the White House called a historic $4 billion pledge for a World Bank fund that helps the worlds poorest countries.

But US officials admitted that there was no way they could Trump-proof the money if Trump - who has appointed tech tycoon Elon Musk to head a commission on cutting government waste - scraps the plan.


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