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Joe Biden has again been criticised for saying that his late son Beau Biden “lost his life in Iraq” – a reference to the president’s long-held belief that toxic burn pits led to the younger Biden passing away from brain cancer at the age of 46.
The president made his latest remarks to US troops stationed in Japan during his trip to the country, after making similar remarks at least twice last year.
“My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,” said Mr Biden during an informal visit with troops at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni last Thursday in a video obtained by The New York Post.
Right-wing media outlets have attempted to use Mr Biden’s comments on Beau’s death as a sign that the 80-year-old Democrat has memory issues, ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
www.independent.co.uk
The president made his latest remarks to US troops stationed in Japan during his trip to the country, after making similar remarks at least twice last year.
“My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,” said Mr Biden during an informal visit with troops at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni last Thursday in a video obtained by The New York Post.
Right-wing media outlets have attempted to use Mr Biden’s comments on Beau’s death as a sign that the 80-year-old Democrat has memory issues, ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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‘My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,’ the president told US marines during his Japan visit
