Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,956 posts)
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 07:00 PM Sep 2020

Fact check: Jill Biden never said Joe Biden had 'three strokes'

The claim: Jill Biden said that former Vice President Joe Biden has had three strokes.

At the start of September, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express outrage over speculations that he had "suffered a series of mini-strokes."

"Never happened to THIS candidate - FAKE NEWS," Trump wrote.

Now, posts on Facebook have suggested that it's actually his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, who has suffered from strokes.

One user posted a quote, attributed to Jill Biden, about her husband's health: "I can’t believe people are so mean to make fun of Joe when he gets lost for words, don’t they know he has had 3 STROKES?”

-snip-

The quote in the viral post is fake. There are no reports of Jill Biden making this statement or stating that her husband has experienced strokes.

She last spoke about her husband's health on Aug. 19.

On NBC's "Today Show," Jill Biden called attacks on his cognitive abilities "ridiculous."

"He doesn't stop from 9 in the morning until 11 at night, so that's ridiculous," she said.

On ABC's "Good Morning America," she said Joe Biden is "totally engaged."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fact-check-jill-biden-never-said-joe-biden-had-three-strokes/ar-BB19y5kU?li=BBnb7Kz

If you've observed them both you know that Trump's the one whose cognitive abilities are compromised.

6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Fact check: Jill Biden never said Joe Biden had 'three strokes' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP
Recall his aneurysm years ago: elleng Sep 2020 #1
God, I hate that shit where they project their own issues onto the other side. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2020 #2
I'm imagining Johnny Carson as Karnak... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #6
Stormy said Trump had two. gibraltar72 Sep 2020 #3
...inches, you mean? regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #4
This is probably a setup for Trump's executive order... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #5

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,834 posts)
2. God, I hate that shit where they project their own issues onto the other side.
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 07:09 PM
Sep 2020

Like the pedophile stuff or the crooked grifter stuff, too.
The dumbest people you argue with on line always go straight for that crap.

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
6. I'm imagining Johnny Carson as Karnak...
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 07:31 PM
Sep 2020

"The answer is: 'Three strokes'."
(opens envelope, reads question)
"What does it take Donald Trump to reach the green on a Par-3 hole?"

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)
5. This is probably a setup for Trump's executive order...
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 07:29 PM
Sep 2020

...invalidating Biden's candidacy under the "three strokes, you're out" rule.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Fact check: Jill Biden ne...