Joe Biden denies a news report that he recently misrepresented an anecdote on the campaign trail about giving awards for valor to members of the military
that he has recently misrepresented an anecdote on the campaign trail about giving awards for valor to members of the military, possibly conflating three separate real life events.after a campaign event in South Carolina that he stood by his retellings of meeting with heroes of the Afghanistan war over the last decade.
Though Biden said on Thursday that he was unaware of The Post’s reporting, he was confident that the “essence” of his stories was accurate. But in last week’s retelling in particular, the Post report found, Biden flubbed a number of details, including the location of the encounter, the period of time during which it took place, the act of heroism, the kind of medal awarded, his own role in the ceremony, and the recipient’s military branch and rank.
Biden’s numerous misstatements during this presidential campaign have come under heavy scrutiny as the septuagenarian frontrunner’s mental acuity has been questioned by President Donald Trump and even some Democrats. Trump, of course, has an extensive record of making misstatements and spreading falsehoods himself. And Biden dismissed concerns about his fitness for office as “ridiculous.”
The Post report details how Biden’s stories appear to have shifted over time, growing more dramatic since he began recounting them in earnest on the campaign trail for himself and other candidates.
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