Papua New Guinea’s prime minister hits back at Biden for suggesting cannibals ate his uncle

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is hitting back at President Joe Biden.

Last week, Biden suggested that his uncle, World War II veteran Ambrose J. Finnegan, was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea after crashing into the Pacific Ocean in May 1944. It’s true that Finnegan’s body was never recovered, but there is no evidence that cannibals ate him.

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In a statement, Marape condemned Biden for having “appeared to imply his uncle was eaten by cannibals.”

“President Biden’s remarks may have been a slip of the tongue; however, my country does not deserve to be labeled as such,” Marape said. “World War II was not the doing of my people; however, they were needlessly dragged into a conflict that was

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