Awkward moment Joe Biden tells freed prisoner's 12-year-old daughter 'no serious guys until you're 30' as he puts an arm around her and leads 'Happy Birthday' chant

This is nan bizarre infinitesimal Joe Biden told nan girl of a freed captive 'no superior guys until you're 30' while awkwardly wrapping his americium astir her.

The president led a rendition of Happy Birthday to nan woman who turned 13 connected Friday successful beforehand of a room filled pinch family members of released Americans.

In footage of nan moment, Biden tells nan room 'Tomorrow is simply a large day, nan 13th day of Miriam (Butorin),' who is nan girl of Alsu Kurmasheva, 1 of nan hostages freed successful a historical captive swap.

As he extends his manus to propulsion her towards him, he asks his assemblage to subordinate him successful singing Happy Birthday to nan young girl.

'As you each know, we person a contented successful nan Biden family. We singing Happy Birthday,' he said. 

After nan song, he dished retired immoderate awkward proposal to nan teen, saying: 'And remember, nary superior guys until you’re 30. God emotion you'.

Miriam was quickly reduced to tears arsenic Biden embraced her pinch 1 arm, causing her to laughter nervously astatine nan level arsenic she wiped her eyes.

Biden, who hasn't been seen publically since Tuesday, made nan astonishment quality wrong nan State Dining Room astatine nan White House conscionable hours aft nan historical woody that freed American ex-Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal newsman Evan Gershkovich, and Kurmasheva, a Russian-American reporter.

The American President had earlier confirmed that negotiations had resulted successful nan merchandise of 16 people, including 5 Germans and 8 Russian citizens.

All were held wrong Russia, Whelan since 2018, for 'no morganatic logic whatsoever - none,' Biden said. 'And now they're sadistic ordeal is complete and they're free. 

The US had besides coordinated nan merchandise of Russian criminals including Vadim Krasikov, known arsenic nan 'bicycle assassin' who killed a Georgian nationalist successful Berlin successful 2019. 

Responding to a mobility from DailyMail.com, nan president defended Krasikov's release, who had been serving a life condemnation successful Germany.

Asked really he weighed nan determination to merchandise nan deed man who was capable to get distant pinch murder, Biden responded: 'I sewage location guiltless people.'

Biden positioned family members down him for nan event, wherever he publication from prepared remarks and took a bid of questions from nan press, astatine a clip erstwhile nan White House says he is 'recalibrating' his domiciled now that he isn't seeking reelection.

'They ne'er gave up hope. I can't ideate what they've been through,' he said.

He invoked his ain precocious boy Beau arsenic he tried to picture what they grappled with. 

'Family is nan beginning, nan middle, and nan end,' he said.

The president said it 'says a lot' astir American values that nan US besides pushed for nan merchandise of Russian dissidents being held wrong their country. 

He said they would not beryllium free to 'live safely abroad' and said they would beryllium capable to proceed moving to beforehand populist successful Russia 'if they truthful choose.'

Biden focused galore of his remarks connected nan freed Americans, who besides included Vladimir Kara-Murza, a journalist and Russian-British dissident besides portion of nan swap.

He referred to nan quartet by nan first names.

'This woody would not person been made imaginable without our allies,' said Biden.

On Thursday, Biden hailed nan woody arsenic a 'feat of diplomacy' that was testament to having bully friends who make 'bold and brave decisions'.

The connection came conscionable 2 weeks aft Biden stepped backmost from nan statesmanlike title pursuing dense disapproval of his property and abilities.

He has since been replaced by his vice president, Kamala Harris.