Joe Biden is no new to media criticism; journalists often question the veracity of his assertions. Recently, another another of these language gaffes has drawn attention from the media and condemnation for being wholly unfounded.
At a recent veterans town hall in his native Delaware, President Biden shared the tale of how he granted an uncle’s posthumous request for honor. When Joe Biden was elected vice president in 2008, his father asked him to help secure a Purple Heart, the nation’s oldest military decoration given for wounds sustained in battle and acts of bravery. This was after learning that his own dear uncle had bravely fought in WWII’s Battle of the Bulge without being recognized for his bravery.
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In front of the whole family, President Biden awarded a prized Purple Heart medal to commemorate his uncle. What a powerful and meaningful opportunity to honor such extraordinary sacrifices!
According to The New York Post, the claim that Vice President Biden’s father and uncle died just before his 2008 election triumph is untrue; the former vice president’s father had actually gone away in 2002, three years before his uncle.
Aaron Blake, a journalist for the Washington Post, found that there was no evidence to back up his uncle’s claim that he had received the famous Purple Heart medal. FactCheck.org’s further investigation supported this allegation.
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), a representative-elect, expressed his disgust with the president for their dubious lie on Twitter.
There are concerns regarding whether the Vice President of the country should formally apologize to veterans in light of recent charges against him. How do you feel?
