Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the"central point" of a war story he told on the campaign trail last week as"absolutely accurate" afterBiden appeared to have"jumbled elements of at least three actual events into one story of bravery, compassion and regret that never happened" during a campaign stop in Hanover, New Hampshire, last Friday.
The Washington Post report — based on interviews with more than a dozen troops, commanders, and Biden campaign officials — traced the details of Biden’s recounting to three different tales of bravery. While Biden had awarded a medal to a brave soldier, it wasn’t the medal he said it was, the soldier didn’t do what Biden recounted, and the incident didn't occur where Biden said it had.
"I don't understand what they're talking about, but the central point is it was absolutely accurate what I said," Biden said of the Post's report in"I was making the point how courageous these people are, how incredible they are, this generation of warriors, these fallen angels we’ve lost,” he later told the Post's Jonathan Capehart."I don’t know what the problem is.
The soldier who performed the ravine rescue was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama — Biden did not present him with a medal. Another story involved a soldier who braved Taliban fire to rescue a wounded soldier. He was given a Bronze Star by a general while Biden, a senator from Delaware at the time, looked on. The third story, according to the Post, involved a soldier who ran into a burning vehicle in an attempt to save a burning friend.
Biden: I need a good war story. *looks at campaign manager* Campaign Manager: *into phone* Hi, Brian Williams?
If Biden is president will the 'central point' be good enough?
Now do Trump — something you’ve failed to do for more than three years.
Look up 'apocryphal.' A great word!
his charm butnit lies like the obese one
I got no problem with the media jumping all over Biden's war story, but what about Trump's 12,000 documented lies and misleading statements. It seems to me the media gives Trump a free ride.
I like Biden, I really do, but if you tell a 'story' that's inaccurate, just stop being a dumbass, suck it up and own it, apologize and move forward. Biden's crap is turning off a lot of liberal leaning independents like myself and pushing us more towards Warren/Sanders.
How will we know Biden is telling the truth in any situation if he feels free to bend and twist facts. That’s called lying if you wrap a kernel of truth with false facts.
UNITED WE STAND OR DIVIDED WE SHALL FALL.. LEAVE NONE BEHIND TO THE FALLEN WE LEAVE WITH GROUNDS OF THEN.. TODAY YOU HONOR THE BRAVE MEN TO WOMEN WHO GIVE THEIR LIVES TO TRY TO STOPPING WAR. HERO'S OF BRAVERY.. COURAGE..INTEGRITY. HONOR TO GOD..AND GOD'S PEOPLE IN NEED.
I cannot understand how Biden is leading so many Democratic polls. Between his controversial touching, stumbling through debates, a blatant war story lie and a mediocre at best political platform. Make way please.
Has to lie to win? I’m tired of that story. ByeBiden
Politics are garbage
Can you imagine him as our President😳
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