Biden Bizarrely Suggests He Was VP During Pandemic in Latest Blunder
President Biden declared Sunday that things got “kind of bad” when he was vice president during the COVID-19 pandemic — even though the virus hit more than three years after he left office.
The 81-year-old Biden, who finished his eight years as Barack Obama’s veep in January 2017, suggested he was still in post at the time of the outbreak during a campaign event with the NAACP.
“When I was vice president, things were kind of bad during the pandemic and what happened was, Barack said to me, ‘Go to Detroit! Help fix it,’” Biden said.
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“Well, the poor mayor, he’s spent more time with me than he ever thought he’s gonna have to!” the president added.
It is unclear what event Biden was actually referring to in his remarks, though the then-VP claimed in 2011 the Obama administration had saved America’s auto industry from “the brink of extinction” following the 2008 financial crisis. (Read more from “Biden Bizarrely Suggests He Was VP During Pandemic in Latest Blunder” HERE)
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