Joe Biden’s Claims About 9/11 Actually Get Fact-Checked
On Monday, President Joe Biden not only failed to speak at one of the memorial ceremonies on the 22nd anniversary of where the attacks occurred, he also told one of his tall tales, claiming he was at Ground Zero on September 12, 2001. In the process, it appears the president also managed to plagiarize Hillary Clinton, who as a senator from New York at the time, had been there the day after. . .
Did he just poach this memory and description from Hillary Clinton, who actually was there on 9/12/01? Or was he referring to his memory from a week later — the timeline of which he’s misremembered/repackaged for greater emphasis? https://t.co/9JZfMEej9x pic.twitter.com/sr1pM1zXmt
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 11, 2023
CNN’s Daniel Dale, who has shied away from fact-checking the president in the past, despite that being his job description, was forced to address Biden’s claims.
On Tuesday, “CNN News Central” played the clip of Biden’s remarks in question, with host Brianna Keilar pointing out “that’s not actually true,” as she asked Dale “when did Biden actually visit Ground Zero?”
As Dale explained, that would be on September 20, 2001, nine days later. He went as part of a bipartisan delegation of senators, with Biden serving as a senator from Delaware at the time. “I asked the White House last night about this claim. They provided a photo of him there on September 20th, reiterated that he was there that day. I think some people might say, okay, you know, he was there,” Dale continued. “It’s just days, a matter of days later. Maybe he forgot. And maybe he forgot.”
“But look, it’s 9-11. It’s sensitive. He’s speaking to military and first responders. So, I think the facts matter,” the fact-checker pointed out in actually fact-checking the White House as he explained why the claim can’t just be easily dismissed.
CNN's Daniel Dale actually does a fact check:
Q: "When did Biden actually visit Ground Zero?"
DALE: "Nine days after the attack … it's 9/11, it's sensitive, he's speaking to military and first responders — so I think the facts matter." pic.twitter.com/7UoYpr7ONY
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 12, 2023
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