Critics Jump On Biden For ‘Wandering’ Into Amazon Rainforest — Full Video Shows That’s False

Critics and others showered mockery on President Joe Biden’s trip to the Amazon rainforest by claiming he “wandered” into the jungle after his speech there — but the full video shows this to be false.

This week, President Biden became the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest, where he delivered remarks at Museu da Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil as a sideline to the G20. Biden called on the world to “preserve this sacred place, for our time and forever, for the benefit of all humanity”:

Let me close with this. It’s often said that the Amazon is the lungs of the world — the Amazon is the lungs of the world. But in my view, our forests and national wonders are the heart and soul of the world.

They unite us. They inspire us. They make us proud of our countries and heritage — a bridge to the past and to our future, a birthright we pass down from generation to generation.

Zama- — the Amazon rainforest was built up over 50 million years — 50 million years. History is literally watching us now.

So, let’s preserve this sacred place, for our time and forever, for the benefit of all humanity.

Thank you very, very much. (Applause.)

But in short order, the focus of the event became Biden’s exit from the clearing where he delivered the speech. MAGA accounts like “End Wokeness” posted a short clip claiming Biden had wandered off into the jungle — captioned “Did the President of the United States just wander off into the Amazon?”

The clip spawned viral memes, but it didn’t end there. Late-night comics, Fox News anchors, and even one CNN anchor got in on the act:

The full pool video of Biden’s speech shows that he merely took a different path that was obscured by trees (it’s a rainforest) and which was taken by numerous staffers and journalists after the speech wrapped.

In fact, you can see that the president exits down the exact same path he used as he approached the lectern at the beginning of his remarks.

Watch above via Pool.