Laughter and awkwardness is something US President Joe Biden hoped to avoid during a meeting in the White House with a female basketball team. Yet, this is what the Democrat leader ended up with when he spontaneously decided to take the knee while posing for a photo with Seattle Storm who recently won their fourth championship in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The president was presented with the team’s Jersey, which featured the number 46 - a reference to his presidency - and his surname. People in the room started laughing as the president took the knee and held the jersey in front of him before putting it over his knee.
Social media users were less restrained when commenting on the issue…
Many users accused the Democrat of pandering, and others considered that the move was racist.
Others maintained that the news was so ridiculous they thought it was fake.
Still others wondered about the subject of Biden’s silent protest.