It's about context mor9n d7h
Users on social media say presidential candidate Joe Biden called service members “stupid bastards” to insult or disrespect his audience. While the quote is authentic, Biden’s remark is missing context: footage of the event shows then-Vice President Biden was asking the troops to clap in a joking, not insulting, manner. Throughout his speech Biden praised the service of the U.S. military.
Right w8ngers are so stupid
The person you replied to is not honest. As usual.
Here is the truth about what the liar you replied to posted.
A clip from an old video of then-Vice President Joe Biden speaking to U.S troops is circulating on social media with the
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A clip from an old video of then-Vice President Joe Biden speaking to U.S troops
is circulating on social media with the accusation that Biden disrespected service members in the room when he called them "stupid bastards" when they didn’t clap for a comment he made.
Biden said it, but the clip only shows a snippet of his 30-minute speech, and more context is needed.
Shared by an Instagram page called "freedomguards," the clip shows Biden standing at a podium at the Al-Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates in March 2016. In the few seconds shown in the post, Biden says:
"I have incredibly good judgment. One, I married Jill. And two, I appointed Johnson to the academy. I just want you to know that. Clap for that, you stupid bastards."
The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat potential false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about
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Biden’s presidential campaign confirmed that he jokingly called the troops in the audience "stupid bastards" and a "dull bunch," but said his remarks were made in jest as a way to draw applause for Lt. Karen Johnson.
"Vice President Biden was jokingly encouraging the audience to clap for an airwoman on the stage, and a number of service members can be seen laughing and smiling at the comment," Andrew Bates, a spokesperson for Biden’s campaign, told PolitiFact. "Seconds before, he praised them for 'the incredible sacrifices [they] make for our country.’ He thanked them for their patriotism and courage throughout, and closed his remarks by saying, 'you’re the finest generation of warriors the world has ever, ever known' — receiving an enthusiastic ovation."
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video of the event shows some of the service members, who are standing behind Biden and his wife, Jill, smiling after he makes the remark.
Biden spent the majority of the speech praising the servicemembers, saying he was honored to be there, and called them warriors and said people don’t understand the "incredible sacrifices" they make for the country.
trump called our military suckers and losers so the right has to find something to say that Biden did something of the same thing.
However what they came up with wasn't even close to the same thing.
trump was serious. Biden was joking. trump was insulting our military. Biden made a joke while he was praising our military.
If the trump people couldn't lie, gaslight or project, they wouldn't have anything to say.