“Just Shut the Hell Up!” Biden Lashes Out at Hedge Fund Manager For Disrespecting His Deceased Son

Former Vice President Joe Biden got into a verbal altercation with billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman after he disrespected his deceased son.

The controversial hedge fund manager, known for his losing bets on stocks like Herbalife (HLF) and Valeant (VRX), got into a verbal tussle with Biden at a private dinner during recent investment conference. The incident, which hasn’t’ been reported, stunned an A-list group of attendees who witnessed Biden’s verbally scolding Ackman, according to three people who were present.

The altercation occurred at this year’s SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference, a popular Wall Street confab held in May and started by hedge fund impresario Anthony Scaramucci. Both Biden and Ackman were featured speakers during the event.

Then during a private VIP dinner that night the question of why Biden didn’t run for president in 2016 was raised once again, by former Florida governor and 2016 GOP presidential contender Jeb Bush, who asked Biden “why didn’t you run?”

There are a lot of parents out there, due to Military, and other reason that have lost their children...a loss that never heals...and whether your child was killed in an accident, of an incurable disease or serving in the Military, it's your child and no one should ever have the right to say what this jackass said...he's lucky that it was Biden he said it to, another Father or Mother might not have been as polite...

I'm at a complete loss as to what Ackman specifically said that disrespected the memory of Biden's son. Oh, and my daughter died in my arms, so I think I qualify on the pain/empathy angle.

While Ackman may not have been very tactful, he was absolutely correct in that Biden has never shown any past hesitancy to exploit his family tragedies. In fact, Biden has gone out of his way to play the sympathy card over the loss of his wife and daughter in a car accident in which his wife was at fault. Not only did he play the sympathy card, but he also slandered the reputation of the other driver by falsely accusing him of drunken driving. Biden's family has suffered substantial loss but, in the great scheme of things, Biden remains a pig....

No one who has not experienced it can ever understand the loss of one of your own. When my parents died, sure I missed them, still do, but they were older and it is a part of life.

However, when my 47 year old son died of septicemia, it was like someone kicked me and while I was down he kept kicking.

It will be a year in September. In July we will scatter his ashes in his favorite place. Maybe that will help.

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