Joe Biden Lies in Church, Brings ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax to Kenosha
Joel B. Pollak3 Sep 2020385
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Former Vice President Joe Biden told a small audience at the Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that President Donald Trump had called neo-Nazis “very fine people†— repeating a false claim he has made since his campaign began.
Biden — whose campaign billed his visit as an opportunity for racial healing — repeated the same script he has used over and over again, talking about white supremacists coming “out of the fields,†and “carrying torches,†with their “veins bulging.â€
He added that a “young woman was killed†protesting against them. (Her name was Heather Heyer, a detail he often omits.)
Biden — standing before the cross — went on to say that the president, when asked about the white supremacists, said there were “very fine people on both sides.†But Biden misled his audience: Trump actually condemned the white supremacists.
As Breitbart News noted in a fact check:
President Trump repeatedly condemned the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville in August 2017 — “totally.â€
Moreover, the neo-Nazis were not the only violent group in Charlottesville. The “clash†was not with those “standing against†hate peacefully, but with violent, black-clad Antifa extremists.
As to “very fine people,†Trump had been referring to peaceful protests both for and against the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
He completely condemned the extremists — as the timeline and transcript confirm:
Aug. 12, 2017: Trump condemned “violence “on many sides†in Charlottesville, after neo-Nazi and Antifa clashes
Aug. 14, 2017: Trump condemned “neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups†in White House statement
Aug. 15, 2017: Trump condemned neo-Nazis “totally,†praised non-violent protesters “on both sides†of statue debate
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/03/joe-biden-lies-in-church-brings-very-fine-people-hoax-to-kenosha/