Independent TV
Showing now | News
![Joe Biden looks confused as he appears to shake hands with thin air](https://static.independent.co.uk/v2/media/yopyj7n7/poster.jpg?width=720)
00:36
Joe Biden tries to shake hands with thin air after finishing speech
Joe Biden has been mocked by Republicans as he appeared to shake hands with thin air after delivering a speech in North Carolina.
Footage shows the US president offering his hand as he leaves the podium, only to realise nobody is standing next to him.
Mr Biden looks confused as he turns and looks around, before eventually leaving the stage.
Republican senator Ted Cruz was quick to respond to the clip, sharing it on social media with the eyes emoji.
Click here to sign up for our newsletters.
Up next
![Gérard Mestrallet on the challenges of bringing infrastructure to the region of AlUla](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EWX1dt85/poster.jpg?width=320)
01:51
Gérard Mestrallet on the challenges of bringing infrastructure to the region of AlUla
![Sir George Iacobescu, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group on the investment into the historic region of AlUla](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/LSvQ5SQ1/poster.jpg?width=320)
02:07
Sir George Iacobescu, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group on the investment into the historic region of AlUla
![Oliver Ripley of sustainable hotel group Habitas talks about how AlUla challenged his preconceptions of Saudi Arabia](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ADCX8FkA/poster.jpg?width=320)
02:00
Oliver Ripley of sustainable hotel group Habitas talks about how AlUla challenged his preconceptions of Saudi Arabia
![Thomas Kaplan of wild cat conservation charity Panthera on the mission to save the Arabian Leopard](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/mJh5g24R/poster.jpg?width=320)
02:09