Nothing to see here, right?
Fair, or not, this will get attention. Biden mentioned a speech he made last week about Trump and the rise of white nationalism, per tonight’s pooler. “He first said the speech took place in Burlington, Vermont. He immediately corrected himself to say it was in Burlington, Iowa.”
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) August 17, 2019
During his remarks, Biden mentioned a speech he made last week about President Donald Trump and the rise of white nationalism in America.
He first said the speech took place in Burlington, Vermont. He immediately corrected himself to say it was in Burlington, Iowa.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 17, 2019
It’s the “frequency”:
The frequency of Biden’s slip-ups is what stands out. https://t.co/AVG2LOcItB
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) August 17, 2019
The former V.P. made the slip-up at a fundraiser in Delaware:
At a fundraiser tonight in Delaware, Biden recalled running for high school class president. “First of all, when I got there I used to stutter really badly. And second, there were only 60 guys in my class and they all knew me
“And they still voted for me,” Biden said to laughter
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 17, 2019
Joe Biden in Delaware jokingly apologized to the crowd for the Secret Service presence that might occur next summer if he's elected president. He recalled how, when elected vice president, he told the Secret Service to “keep a distance” when he’s in his home state.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 17, 2019
“I’m not blaming him particularly for the shootings, in El Paso, but people listen,” Biden said. “People listen. These people come out from under the rocks when you do not in fact take them down, go after them.”
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 17, 2019
As we told you earlier in the week, Biden’s staff was considering cutting back his appearances to hopefully cut back on the gaffes:
‘Not The Onion’: Team Biden reportedly eyeing new anti-gaffe strategy for their candidate (and it sure sounds familiar) https://t.co/PA00c1xY4L
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 15, 2019
Back to the drawing board.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 14, 2019
Gaffe time: Joe Biden claims Parkland survivors ‘came up to see me when I was vice president’ https://t.co/IkPdP3RRaP
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 10, 2019
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