{"id":525799,"date":"2021-05-19T13:21:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=525799"},"modified":"2021-05-19T13:21:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:21:11","slug":"biden-calls-coast-guard-graduates-dull-for-not-applauding-during-his-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-coast-guard-graduates-dull-for-not-applauding-during-his-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Calls Coast Guard Graduates \u2018Dull\u2019 For Not Applauding During His Speech"},"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\">24<\/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-calls-coast-guard-graduates-dull-for-not-applauding-during-his-speech%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=525799&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232983616.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden scolded a class of U.S. Coast Guard graduates when they did not applaud during his commencement address Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can only assume that you will enjoy educating your family about how the Coast Guard is, quote, the hard nucleus around the Navy formed in times of war,\u201d Biden said during the\u00a0U.S. Coast Guard Academy\u2019s 140th commencement in New London, Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>When the audience did not applaud what he said, Biden interjected, \u201cYou\u2019re a really dull class. I mean, come on, man. Is the sun getting to you?\u00a0I would think that you would have an opportunity, that when I say that about the Navy, to clap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The graduates responded with a smattering of applause.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.8625\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden calls Coast Guard graduates \u201cdull\u201d when they don\u2019t clap during his speech <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/STnvJxMuLl\">pic.twitter.com\/STnvJxMuLl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1395050230828109824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At another point in the speech, Biden struggled to recall the name of a Coast Guard lieutenant commander.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.6575342465753\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden seems to struggle to remember Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander&#8217;s name <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E2XmE6FvVS\">pic.twitter.com\/E2XmE6FvVS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1395053479866118148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Biden campaign had to respond last fall when video emerged showing Biden calling U.S. service members \u201cdull\u201d and \u201cstupid bastards\u201d when they neglected to clap during speech March 7, 2016, at a military base in\u00a0Abu Dhabi,\u00a0United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have incredibly good judgment,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/video-surfaces-of-joe-biden-calling-troops-stupid-bastards-during-speech-to-service-members\">said<\/a>. \u201cOne, I married Jill, and two, I appointed Johnson to the academy. I just want you to know that,\u201d\u00a0referring to\u00a0Delaware Lt. Carrie Johnson, who had introduced him to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClap for that, you stupid bastards,\u201d Biden said when no one applauded. Moments later, Biden appeared to say that the soldiers were \u201ca dull bunch\u201d and that they \u201cmust be slow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5806451612903\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. Democrat Presidential candidate Joe Biden called our troops &#8220;stupid bastards&#8221; in 2016. How did this video stay hidden for so long? There\u2019s only one stupid bastard in this clip and it\u2019s definitely not any of our troops\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZ99utMx30\">pic.twitter.com\/YZ99utMx30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1309604720546373633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Biden campaign responded to the resurfaced video, explaining that Biden was simply joking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVice President Biden was jokingly encouraging the audience to clap for an airwoman on the stage, and a number of service members can be seen laughing and smiling at the comment. Seconds before, he praised them for \u2018the incredible sacrifices [they] make for our country,\u2019\u201d Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/team-biden-says-stupid-bastards-comment-was-made-in-jest\">said<\/a>\u00a0to The Daily Beast. \u201cHe thanked them for their patriotism and courage throughout, and closed his remarks by saying, \u2018you\u2019re the finest generation of warriors the world has ever, ever known\u2019\u2014receiving an enthusiastic ovation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-video-emerges-of-joe-biden-calling-u-s-troops-stupid-bastards-during-speech-biden-campaign-responds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Video Emerges Of Joe Biden Calling U.S. Troops \u2018Stupid Bastards\u2019 During Speech. Biden Campaign Responds.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden scolded a class of U.S. Coast Guard graduates when they did not applaud during his commencement address Wednesday.\u201cI can only assume that you will enjoy educating your &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278570,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232983616.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Calls Coast Guard Graduates \u2018Dull\u2019 For Not Applauding During His Speech","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232983616.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Calls Coast Guard Graduates \u2018Dull\u2019 For Not Applauding During His Speech","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525799","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=525799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}