Posted on 12/16/2022 12:45:30 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
President Biden claimed Friday that his uncle Frank Biden won the Purple Heart for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II — but there’s no evidence of the award and key details of the story are chronologically impossible.
The 80-year-old commander-in-chief has a habit of sharing false or embellished personal anecdotes to build a connection with his audiences and told his latest apparent tall tale during largely unscripted remarks.
“My dad, when I got elected vice president [in 2008], he said, ‘Joey, Uncle Frank fought in the Battle of the Bulge.’ He was not feeling very well now — not because of the Battle of the Bulge, but he said, ‘and he won the Purple Heart and he never received it. He never got it. Do you think you could help him get it? We will surprise him,'” the president recalled.
“So I got him the Purple Heart. He had won it in the Battle of the Bulge. And I remember he came over the house and I came out and [my father] said, ‘Present it to him, okay?’ We had the family there,” Biden went on.
“I said, ‘Uncle Frank, you’ve won this and I wanted to —’ and he said, ‘I don’t want the damn thing.’ No, I’m serious, he said, ‘I don’t want it.’ I said, ‘What’s the matter, Uncle Frank? You earned it.’ He said, ‘Yeah, but the others died. The others died. I lived. I don’t want it.'”
Biden told the story apparently to make a point about the humility of veterans, but the known facts indicate it’s not true.
Biden’s father, Joseph R. Biden Sr., died in September 2002 — more than six years before his son was elected vice president. Frank Biden, Joe Sr.’s brother, died in 1999.
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And they claim DJT was narcissistic. FJB can’t and hasn’t told the truth about anything, it’s like he’s the brother of FHC.
And for clarification purposes, they’re semi-automatic not automatic, cartridges not bullets. And, the Purple Heart isn’t “won,” it’s awarded and those who are awarded one, are “recipients,” not “winners.”
The illiteracy of this generation and it’s “journalists” is stunning . . .
We have a constantly lying president. Get used to it.
My father was a BAR gunner in the 28th Division.
If he were still with us, his response to Joe would be unprintable.
The pimple faced mom’s basement gang the works Joey’s head think WWII started When Canada nuked South Carolina in 1949. They hate this country and could not care less about letting Joey tell a stupid story like this.
He won one? In a craps game, probably.
Joe keeps the Left busy updating the historical records.
Maybe he can borrow one from J F'ing Kerry.
His Uncle is Al Gore? How do you like that?
The creator needs to update it to cover his magnificent football career and being raised in a black church in Baltimore.
Must be his stutter.
First off Biden is a complete idiot but more importantly, you don’t “win” a Purple Heart and it drives me nuts when idiots say that
Aw, that's so cute! Next thing you know, he'll be telling folks to drink bleach.
Awww, c’mon man!
Everybody knows he won it from injuries he received from his crash landing of the new Messerschmitt Me 262 he had stolen in a deep cover operation, with Snoopy as his wing-man.
If you have to get shot to participate, it's not a contest I'd care to enter.
Stupid old fool. He’s always been a stupid fool. Now, he’s just old.
LOL! I am the creator, but updating that graphic with each new lie would be a fulltime job.
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