US President Joe Biden said last week that his serviceman uncle was shot down over Papua New Guinea during World War Two, suggesting his body was never found because 'there were a lot of cannibals' in the area.
Papua New Guinea's leader has dismissed US President Joe Biden's unlikely suggestion that his serviceman uncle was eaten by cannibals, saying his nation does not deserve such labels. Biden said last week that his uncle Ambrose Finnegan was shot down over the Pacific nation during World War Two, suggesting his body was never found because "there were a lot of cannibals" in the area.
" In an interview following Biden's contentious remarks, Marape clarified that Biden’s comments had not significantly damaged Papua New Guinea’s diplomatic relations with the US, noting that there were "deeper values in our relationship than one statement, one word, one punchline".
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