President Biden skips major climate change photo-op with other world leaders at the Trevi fountain in Rome

Greg P. | 5:36 PM on October 31, 2021

World leaders in Rome for the G20 summit threw coins into the Trevi fountain and wished for “good luck fighting the climate emergency”:

World leaders toss a coin at Trevi for good luck fighting the climate emergency pic.twitter.com/zFIDPJnVf7

— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) October 31, 2021

LOL. Nothing screams “Trust the science!” more than the people screaming “Trust the science!” participating in an ancient superstitious ritual for good fortune:

Some G20 leaders tossed coins into the Trevi Fountain in Rome, a tradition for visitors that dates back hundreds of years. Legend has it that whoever throws a coin into the fountain returns to the city pic.twitter.com/l1tK2vTFUc

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 31, 2021

President Joe Biden, however, did not participate in the stunt:

G20 leaders did the Trevi Fountain coin toss this morning in Rome (Biden didn’t participate) pic.twitter.com/Sp9nz4GNd6

— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) October 31, 2021

It was kind of a big deal and one of the major photo-ops of the trip:

#G20 Heads of Delegation start the 2nd day of the #G20RomeSummit with a walk to a symbolic place of the city: Trevi Fountain, one of the world's most beautiful fountains and famous for the traditional coin toss. #G20Italy

📽️Watch live: https://t.co/r9JkpLckyu pic.twitter.com/i5PLDD0PeY

— G20 India (@g20org) October 31, 2021

Maybe he’s not planning on ever going back to Rome?

At the G20, President Biden demonstrated the importance of face-to-face diplomacy and what foreign policy for a middle class looks like.

Tomorrow, he heads to Glasgow for @COP26 to continue working with world leaders to meet the moment on climate. pic.twitter.com/YNJtRN2ird

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 31, 2021

He should have thrown a coin in the fountain, TBH. He needs all the luck he can get.

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