US President Joe Biden was in an awkward situation at the reception ceremony of the NHL clubTampa Bay Lightning‘ at the White House.
Having delivered a speech, the head of state spent a few seconds in indecisionwhere to move away from the podium to give it to the next speaker.
The meeting at the White House was held on Monday, such events with the participation of winning teams in leading sports are traditional for the United States. The ceremony was attended by Russian players “Tampa” Nikita Kucherov, Mikhail Sergachev i Andrey Vasilevsky.
We add that Tampa won two Stanley Cups in a row (2020, 2021), but last year the players’ visit to the White House did not take place due to the coronavirus pandemic.