Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE knocked former White House press secretary Sarah HuckabeeSarah Elizabeth SandersMcEnany stamps her brand on White House press operation Sanders mocks NY Times urging DNC to investigate Biden allegations: ‘I thought it was an Onion headline’ Donald Trump: The Boomer TV president MORE Sanders over a since-deleted tweet that appeared to mock a moment of stuttering in the waning moments of Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles.
While talking about Americans he has met along the campaign trail, Biden recalled a child telling him “I can’t talk,” and mimicked the child’s stutter over the word “I.” Biden has publicly spoken about his own struggles overcoming a stutter.
Almost immediately, Sanders tweeted, “I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about.”
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She then followed it up with a tweet saying, “To be clear was not trying to make fun of anyone with a speech impediment. Simply pointing out I can’t follow much of anything Biden is talking about.”
Both tweets have since been deleted.
“I’ve worked my whole life to overcome a stutter,” Biden tweeted in reply. “And it’s my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It’s called empathy. Look it up.”
I’ve worked my whole life to overcome a stutter. And it’s my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It’s called empathy. Look it up. https://t.co/0kd0UJr9Rs
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 20, 2019
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Sanders apologized soon after, saying “I actually didn’t know that about you and that is commendable.”
I actually didn’t know that about you and that is commendable. I apologize and should have made my point respectfully. https://t.co/fbmVAqDoWI
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) December 20, 2019
However, before she was able to tweet her apology, lawmakers and commentators had responded.
Sen. Brian SchatzBrian Emanuel SchatzSenate panel votes to require Pentagon to rename bases named after Confederates Defense bill turns into proxy battle over Floyd protests Trump calls New York Times ‘fake newspaper’ after headline change MORE (D-Hawaii) said, “Sometimes I delete tweets that I regret.”
Sometimes I delete tweets that I regret. https://t.co/DnRpwzJSdz
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) December 20, 2019
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