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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 09:57 PM Jan 2020

Biden fires back at Sanders on Social Security

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday accused Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his presidential campaign of taking statements he'd made about Social Security decades ago out of context to hammer him on the issue.

"I find it amazing that we go back and look at statements and many of them, most of them [are] taken out of context of 10, 30, 35 years ago," Biden said during an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

The Democratic front-runner then took the chance to point out some of Sanders's past votes on gun control.

"It's like me going back and pointing out how Bernie voted against the Brady Bill five times while I was trying to get it passed when he was in the House, or how he voted to protect gun manufacturers," he continued. "He's made up for that, he's indicated that was [the] past."

When asked whether he would cut Social Security benefits as president, Biden responded, "No, no, no, no."

"My support for Social Security has been solid my entire career," Biden said. "I did join with a lot of other Democrats to make sure we fix Social Security."




https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/479341-biden-sanderss-attacks-on-social-security-record-were-taken-out-of-context

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Out of context?! That's malarkey!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #1
Please focus DownriverDem Jan 2020 #3
"Uh oh! Biden's surging! Gonna need some more Biden bashing!" LanternWaste Jan 2020 #4
KICK! Cha Jan 2020 #2
 

InAbLuEsTaTe

(24,122 posts)
1. Out of context?! That's malarkey!!
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 09:59 PM
Jan 2020

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
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DownriverDem

(6,229 posts)
3. Please focus
Wed Jan 22, 2020, 11:04 PM
Jan 2020

on who can win enough states to beat trump in November. We can't blow this.

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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
4. "Uh oh! Biden's surging! Gonna need some more Biden bashing!"
Thu Jan 23, 2020, 11:12 AM
Jan 2020

Mirror's are useful... to anyone who's not afraid of the final reveal.

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