{"id":1721609,"date":"2022-11-02T12:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721609"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:49:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T16:49:00","slug":"biden-blames-inflation-on-war-in-iraq-and-incorrectly-says-thats-where-my-son-died-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-inflation-on-war-in-iraq-and-incorrectly-says-thats-where-my-son-died-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Blames Inflation on &#8220;War in Iraq,&#8221; and Incorrectly Says &#8220;That\u2019s Where My Son Died&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-blames-inflation-on-war-in-iraq-and-incorrectly-says-thats-where-my-son-died-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden incorrectly stated during a speech on Tuesday that his son died while serving in Iraq as he also initially blamed global inflation on the \u201cwar in Iraq,\u201d before correcting himself.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s latest verbal blunder happened while he was speaking at an event in Hallandale Beach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-florida\">Florida<\/a>, discussing inflation, medicare, and social security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey talk about inflation \u2026 inflation is a worldwide problem right now because of a war in Iraq and the impact on oil and what Russia is doing,\u201d the president\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/11\/01\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-protecting-social-security-and-medicare-and-lowering-prescription-drug-costs\/\">told<\/a>\u00a0the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean \u2026 the war in Ukraine,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimKBaltimore\/status\/1587528381872148480\">added<\/a>, correcting himself. The commander-in-chief said that he confused the Iraq War\u2014which ended its armed conflict over a decade ago\u2014with Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine because of his late son Beau Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking of Iraq because that\u2019s where my son died,\u201d Biden claimed. He then added \u201cbecause he died,\u201d possibly referring to Biden\u2019s belief that his son died due to exposure to toxic burn pits in Iraq, before he jumped to another topic, deeming the United States as having the \u201clowest inflation rate of almost any major country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beau, a two-term attorney general of Delaware and a decorated war veteran passed away in May 2015 at the age of 46 after a battle with brain cancer at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>He served a yearlong stint in Iraq from 2008 to 2009, which included a 7-month deployment in the combat zone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2063121\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-88821604-1200x897-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-large wp-image-2063121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-88821604-1200x897-1.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) talks with his son, U.S. Army Capt. Beau Biden (L), at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad on July 4, 2009. Biden said that America&#039;s role in Iraq was switching from deep military engagement to one of diplomatic support, ahead of a complete withdrawal from the country in 2011. (Khalid Mohammed\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2063121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-88821604-1200x897-1.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) talks with his son, U.S. Army Capt. Beau Biden (L), at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad on July 4, 2009. Biden said that America&#039;s role in Iraq was switching from deep military engagement to one of diplomatic support, ahead of a complete withdrawal from the country in 2011. (Khalid Mohammed\/AFP\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden talks with his son, U.S. Army Capt. Beau Biden (L), at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad on July 4, 2009. (Khalid Mohammed\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>It isn\u2019t the first time Biden claimed Beau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-says-late-son-beau-lost-his-life-in-iraq-during-monument-ceremony-in-colorado_4793658.html\">\u201clost his life in Iraq.\u201d<\/a> Earlier this month, the president made a similar statement while speaking in Colorado as he designated Camp Hale a national monument.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say this as a father of a man who won the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Medal, and lost his life in Iraq,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2022\/10\/12\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-protecting-and-conserving-americas-iconic-outdoor-spaces\/\">said<\/a> on Oct. 12.<\/p>\n<p>During a speech in 2019, Biden said he believes toxins found in smoke from burning waste at U.S. military installations in Iraq could have attributed to Beau\u2019s death, noting that he can\u2019t \u201cprove it yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe spent a year in Iraq and came back decorated, conspicuous service medal honor, bronze star in war zone,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/beau-biden-burn-pits-cancer-b2004619.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cBecause of exposure to burn pits, in my view\u2014I can\u2019t prove it yet\u2014he came back with stage 4 glioblastoma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEighteen months he lived, knowing he was going to die,\u201d the president added.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 10, Biden\u00a0signed the PACT Act\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/mkt_app\/biden-signs-bill-meant-to-help-military-veterans-exposed-to-toxic-burn-pits_4655148.html\">aimed at helping military\u00a0veterans<\/a>\u00a0who were exposed to toxic burn pits. It\u00a0eliminated a requirement to prove exposure to the substances, which supporters of the measure said meant that many veterans who were exposed hadn\u2019t received government care.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Not a Joke\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Biden has been hammered on social media by critics for making a number of bizarre verbal miscues in his recent speeches.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the president\u00a0claimed at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania that there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-claims-there-are-54-states-amid-concerns-over-cognitive-abilities_4830818.html\">\u201c54 states\u201d<\/a> in the United States, despite the fact that there are only 50.<\/p>\n<p>While describing how Democrats have worked on improving health care by defending the \u201cAffordable Care Act\u201d (ACA) from being replaced, Biden told people at the event that Democrats campaigned in \u201c54 states\u201d to prevent the federal statute from being dismantled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a joke, everybody; that\u2019s why we defeated it in 2018 when they tried to do it.\u00a0We went to 54 states,\u201d\u00a0the president said proudly.<\/p>\n<p>Since Biden took office, videos showing the 79-year-old president making verbal miscues or other gaffes have become commonplace, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/its-worse-than-a-gaffe-if-theres-method-to-his-madness_4387039.html\">raising concerns<\/a> about his age and cognitive ability. In another recent mishap, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/mkt_app\/republicans-express-alarm-after-bidens-wheres-jackie-comment_4766836.html\">incorrectly called out to<\/a> Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), who had died in a car crash weeks before.<\/p>\n<p>Biden recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-admits-concerns-about-his-age-are-totally-legitimate_4815180.html\">agreed<\/a> that questions about his age are \u201ctotally legitimate\u201d ahead of the 2024 election, though noting that he\u2019s \u201cin good health\u201d and \u201ceverything physically about me is still functioning well, and mentally, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In just a few weeks, Biden\u2014already the oldest sitting president\u2014will turn 80 years old. If Biden were to win reelection in 2024, he would be 86 at the end of his second term.<\/p>\n<p><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/biden-blames-inflation-on-war-in-iraq-and-incorrectly-says-thats-where-my-son-died_866088.html\">NTD News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-lorenz-duchamps\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WEB_LorenzDuchamps_1.jpg\" alt=\"Lorenz Duchamps\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lorenz Duchamps is a news writer for NTD, The Epoch Times\u2019 sister media, focusing primarily on the United States, world, and entertainment news.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden incorrectly stated during a speech on Tuesday that his son died while serving in Iraq as he also initially blamed global inflation on the \u201cwar in Iraq,\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1721614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1721609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1721609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1721609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1721609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1721614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1721609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1721609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1721609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}