{"id":2293604,"date":"2024-07-12T15:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-lies-biden-told-during-his-big-boy-press-conference\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:13:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:13:14","slug":"15-lies-biden-told-during-his-big-boy-press-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/15-lies-biden-told-during-his-big-boy-press-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Lies Biden Told During His &#8216;Big Boy&#8217; Press Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2F15-lies-biden-told-during-his-big-boy-press-conference%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=2293604&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>In a press conference during Thursday&#8217;s NATO summit, Joe Biden attempted to address concerns about his mental acuity in facing Donald Trump in the upcoming election. However, his speech was filled with numerous inaccuracies and \u2064misleading statements. From falsely claiming \u200bthat Trump is his vice president to distorting facts about\u200b rising prices and international relations,\u2062 Biden&#8217;s remarks were called into question by fact-checkers. Despite his\u200d efforts to defend his past debate performance and criticize Trump, Biden&#8217;s credibility was undermined by\u2063 his misstatements\u2063 during the press conference.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seeking to assuage concerns among Democrats that he\u2019s mentally incapable of taking on Donald Trump this November, Joe Biden held a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/12\/biden-mixes-up-vice-president-kamala-harris-with-vice-president-trump-in-pivotal-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cbig boy\u201d press conference<\/a> during Thursday\u2019s NATO summit \u2014 and did it not disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Not content to just step on his own tongue <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811552796061085983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811547249127612837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">than<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811548864047980942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">once<\/a>, the president spewed some of the most outrageous mistruths of his presidency (so far). From claiming Trump is his vice president to rewriting history on Afghanistan, the lies were almost nonstop. <\/p>\n<h2>1. Rising Prices<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811544750824006061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that \u201coverall prices fell last month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That statement is false. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/economy\/us-wholesale-inflation-rose-in-june-sign-that-price-pressures-remain-elevated#:~:text=U.S.%20wholesale%20inflation%20rose%20in%20June%2C%20sign%20that%20price%20pressures%20remain%20elevated,-Economy%20Jul%2012&#038;text=WASHINGTON%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Wholesale%20prices,some%20inflation%20pressures%20remain%20high.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PBS News<\/a>, \u201cWholesale prices in the United States rose by a larger-than-expected 2.6 percent last month from a year earlier.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>2. \u2018Vice President Trump\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811545533418221691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">falsely claimed<\/a> that he picked Donald Trump as his vice president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president [if I didn\u2019t] think she was not qualified to be president,\u201d the Delaware Democrat said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden picked Kamala Harris, not Trump, to be his vice president.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Zelensky or Putin?<\/h2>\n<p>When confronted by a reporter on a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811517532194435122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moment<\/a> from earlier in the day when he mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy as Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin, Biden claimed, \u201cI said, \u2018No, I\u2019m sorry, Zelensky.\u2019 And then I added five other names.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even anti-truth CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a> this did not occur.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Debate Performance<\/h2>\n<p>Biden blamed his travel schedule as the cause for his poor debate performance against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next debate, I\u2019m not going to be traveling 15 time zones a week before. Anyway. That\u2019s what it was about,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to his claim, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">did not<\/a> travel through 15 time zones a week before the debate. The president returned from his overseas Europe trip on June 15 and spent the week before the debate prepping at Camp David.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Trump\u2019s NATO Comments<\/h2>\n<p>Biden distorted comments about NATO Trump issued at a recent rally in Florida. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he said at one of his rallies, don\u2019t hold me to this, recently, where, \u2018NATO \u2014 I just learned about NATO,\u2019 or something to that effect. Foreign policy\u2019s never been his strong point,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That characterization is false. When describing his mindset prior to his first NATO summit in 2017, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be obnoxious because I felt, you know, it was the first time I\u2019d ever done this. I went; I didn\u2019t even know what the hell NATO was too much before, but it didn\u2019t take me long to figure it out. Like about two minutes. And the first thing I figured out was they weren\u2019t paying.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>6. Hamas\u2019 Popularity<\/h2>\n<p>While discussing the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contended<\/a> \u201c[t]here is a growing dissatisfaction in, on the West Bank, from the Palestinians, about Hamas,\u201d and that the terrorist group \u201cis not popular now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/rJ0az\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polling<\/a> has shown that the majority of Palestinians support Hamas and approve of its Oct. 7 attack on Israel.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Endorsements<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that the United Auto Workers Union \u201cjust endorsed me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That statement is misleading. The group <a href=\"https:\/\/uaw.org\/uaw-endorses-joe-biden-for-president-of-the-united-states\/#:~:text=Washington%2C%20D.C.%20%E2%80%93%20On%20Wednesday%2C,President%20of%20the%20United%20States.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsed<\/a> Biden for president nearly six months ago on January 24.<\/p>\n<h2>8. U.S. Presence in Afghanistan<\/h2>\n<p>Biden whitewashed his prior support for the United States having a military presence in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may recall, I still get criticized for it, but I was totally opposed to the occupation and trying to unite Afghanistan,\u201d the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asserted<\/a>. \u201cOnce we got bin Laden \u2026 we should\u2019ve moved on, because it was not in our \u2014 no one\u2019s ever going to unite that country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/11\/politics\/fact-check-joe-biden-nato-press-conference\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a> by left-wing CNN, \u201cIn the early years of the war, Biden, then a U.S. senator for Delaware, was a vocal public supporter of the US having a sustained military presence in Afghanistan and engaging in extensive \u2018nation-building\u2019 there \u2014 and he explicitly rejected the idea of a narrow military mission targeting terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>9. Bad Poll Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811546248626745497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that \u201c[t]here are at least five presidents running or incumbent presidents who had lower numbers than I have now later in the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even The Washington Post\u2019s \u201cfact-checkers\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/11\/fact-check-biden-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a> this isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the presidential ratings tracked by FiveThirtyEight, Biden\u2019s approval rating, 36.8 percent, at this point in his presidency is lower than any other presidents besides George H.W. Bush (36.7 percent) and Jimmy Carter (33.9 percent),\u201d the Post reported. \u201cGerald Ford had an approval rating slightly higher. All three lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>10. Growing Economic Pains<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/11\/fact-check-biden-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downplayed<\/a> the notion that his policies are responsible for America\u2019s ongoing economic pains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you recall, understandably, many of you and many economists thought my initial initiatives that I put forward, \u2018can\u2019t do that, it\u2019s going to cause inflation, things are going to skyrocket, debt\u2019s going to go up,\u2019\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to his insinuation, inflation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usinflationcalculator.com\/inflation\/current-inflation-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">skyrocketed<\/a> after Biden took office and implemented far-left economic policies.<\/p>\n<h2>11. Illegal Border Crossings<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/11\/fact-check-biden-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regurgitated<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/28\/here-are-the-20-biggest-whoppers-biden-told-during-his-debate-with-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lie<\/a> that \u201cborder encounters have gone down over 50 percent,\u201d and the \u201ccurrent level is lower today than when Trump left office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That isn\u2019t true, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">illegal border crossings<\/a>\u00a0have <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/29\/corporate-media-think-voters-are-dumb-enough-to-believe-bidens-border-invasion-is-quieting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exponentially risen<\/a> to record highs under Biden\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<h2>12. Trump\u2019s Foreign Policy<\/h2>\n<p>The Democrat president <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811550042114723950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contended<\/a> that \u201c[f]oreign policy has never been [Trump\u2019s] strong point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That statement is inaccurate. During his presidency, Trump secured <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abraham-accords\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peace agreements<\/a> between Israel and several of its Arab neighbors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-administration-sought-even-closer-taiwan-ties-wanted-japan-do-more-china-1596689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">re-established<\/a> a working coalition among like-minded nations in the Indo-Pacific region to counter Chinese aggression, and decimated ISIS, among other <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/10\/24\/bidens-global-chaos-vindicates-the-strong-foreign-policy-of-his-top-rival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">achievements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>13. Classified Documents<\/h2>\n<p>While speaking about his prior interactions with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811551478160466346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggested<\/a> he turned over \u201call\u201d of his notes to federal officials upon leaving office. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent more time with Xi Jinping than any world leader \u2026 and by the way, I handed in all my notes,\u201d the president claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/01\/10\/theres-a-difference-between-biden-and-trumps-classified-documents-snafus-but-its-not-what-you-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">did not<\/a>, in fact, turn over all classified materials in his possession upon leaving office. Federal officials discovered boxes of classified documents in Biden\u2019s Delaware beach home, including records that dated back to his time in the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<h2>14. Child Gun Deaths<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/07\/11\/fact-check-biden-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a>, \u201cMore children are killed by the bullet than any other cause of death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That assertion is misleading. Data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/data-graphics\/child-gun-deaths-car-deaths-data-rcna31617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contends<\/a> the leading cause of death among minors is firearm-related incidents but considers 18- and 19-year-olds as \u201cchildren\u201d in its analyses. When using the actual classification of minors (individuals under the age of 17), the leading cause of death among children is motor vehicle-related incidents.<\/p>\n<h2>15. Trump\u2019s Russia Comments<\/h2>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/07\/11\/remarks-by-president-biden-in-press-conference-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> Trump told Vladimir Putin, \u201cDo whatever the hell you want,\u201d regarding Russia\u2019s invasion of Eastern Europe. But that\u2019s not accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/fact-checking-trumps-comments-urging-russia-to-invade-delinquent-nato-members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remarks<\/a> came during a South Carolina rally, during which he recounted a story from when he was president and speaking with a NATO member. Trump purportedly told this state that he would withhold U.S. support if they didn\u2019t pay their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-lied-30-times-during-the-state-of-the-union\/\" title=\"Biden Lied 30 Times During The State Of The Union\">minimum defense spending obligations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an attempt to address concerns about his mental fitness to take on Donald Trump in the upcoming election, Joe Biden held a press conference during the NATO summit where he made several false statements. These included claiming that overall prices fell last month, falsely stating that he picked Donald Trump as his vice president, and distorting comments made by Trump about NATO. Biden also made misleading statements about his debate performance, the popularity of Hamas, endorsements he received, and the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Additionally, he downplayed the economic impact of his policies, falsely claimed that illegal border crossings have decreased, and inaccurately characterized Trump&#8217;s foreign policy achievements. Biden also falsely claimed to have turned over all his notes to federal officials upon leaving office and made a misleading statement about child gun deaths<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2293605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34796,5117,5894,32818],"class_list":["post-2293604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-big-boy","tag-lies","tag-politics","tag-press-conference"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/unnamed-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293604","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}