Biden's translation device fails during UN Quad meeting: 'I can't get this to function at all'President Joe Biden appeared to suffer a technology malfunction during a United Nations session in which the four world leaders of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, met to discuss coronavirus vaccines, trade and relations between the nations.
As Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga finished speaking about the importance of cooperating on scientific advances and asking the United States to reduce restrictions on importation of Japanese rice, Biden took out a pen and began writing on a pad; checking his watch, before subtly motioning across the room as Suga finished.
The Delaware Democrat then grasped a small cord connecting his earpiece to the translator console.
An aide walked behind the president, who leaned in and said, "I can't get this to function at all,"..................
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