PRESIDENT Joe Biden has been accused of accidentally using the n-word during a public appearance.
Although he appeared to fumble during a speech at the Virtual Munich Security Conference on February 20, the president did not in fact use a racial slur.
Did Joe Biden say the N-word?
Biden has been accused of saying the N-word as he appeared to trip over his words during a speech.
On Saturday, Biden was addressing the European public and was thanking the German chancellor for their joint work in overcoming challenges from country to country.
At about 15-minutes into the speech, Biden is heard saying: “Look, the range of challenges Europe and the United States must take on together is broad and complex. I am eager to hear, n-- hear, next from my good friends and outstanding leaders such as Merkel about her thoughts and the way forward."
The president has not yet commented on the claims.
What did social media users say?
Some viewers took to social media to claim the president said the N-word as he was outlining the work Germany and the US have yet to accomplish together.
As the video began going viral, Twitter users slammed the president for the alleged use of the word.
One Twitter user said: “Don’t worry guys, Joe Biden saying the N-word was just a mental typo…Imagine if Trump had this sort of misspeak.”
Another added: “Joe Biden said “poor kids and white kids”, he said Black people and Hispanics don’t know how to use the internet, now he says the N word because he is senile… America is so much better than electing a joke of a person like this.”
A third Twitter user accused Biden of allegedly saying the word on purpose, writing: “It’s almost as if it’s intentional.”
From 2008 to 2016, Biden served as vice president to Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the United States, and in 2020 he picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, making her the first ever Indian-American to serve as VP.
Does Joe Biden have a stutter?
In December 2019, Biden revealed he has a stutter that's given him difficulty throughout his life.
He opened up about his lifetime struggle with the speech impediment after being slammed by President Donald Trump's former press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Sanders criticized Biden after he made the stumble while discussing children who suffer from speech impediments.
"I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about," she said as the sixth Democratic debate was wrapping up.
Sanders quickly tweeted and deleted her comment, but not before it was heavily criticized by social media users and even Biden himself.
Biden hit back at Sanders for her comments on Twitter, saying: "I’ve worked my whole life to overcome a stutter. And it’s my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same."
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"It’s called empathy. Look it up," he added.
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Sanders later apologized to Biden, saying that she should have made her point "respectfully."
"I actually didn’t know that about you and that is commendable," she said to Biden.
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