As alluded to in a previous post, President Biden and his age have become a very prominent topic in the media during this upcoming election cycle. Adding fuel to the already burning fire was another remark that President Biden made this week. During his campaign stop in Pennsylvania, Biden virtually stated that his late uncle happened to be eaten by cannibals following the shooting down of his plane during World War II. Considering this odd and false remark, media outlets have addressed these remarks in a diversity of ways.
In the article "Biden implied his uncle lost in WWII was eaten by cannibals. Papua New Guinea's leader pushes back." Mithil Aggarwal contents that Biden's remarks are "disparaging" and does so by focusing on the impact of what he stated. Aggarwal purposefully utilizes the testimony of Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape statement calling Biden's statements inappropriate and that his "country does not deserve to be labeled as such" (Aggarwal 2024).
The article "Fact check: Biden makes false and misleading claims during Pennsylvania campaign swing" presents Biden in an alternative light, asserting that his statement was merely a mistake and nothing more. They commonly refer to Biden's statement as "misleading" and nothing more than a minor slip-up (Dale 2024). The article also includes coverage of a statement by press secretary Andrew Bates to present a means of justifying Biden's remarks.
References:
Aggarwal, Mithil. “Biden Implied His Uncle Lost in WWII Was Eaten by Cannibals. Papua New Guinea’s Leader Pushes Back.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 22 Apr. 2024, www.cbsnews.com/news/papua-new-guinea-james-marape-joe-biden-uncle-cannibals-comment/.
Dale, Daniel. “Fact Check: Biden Makes False and Misleading Claims during Pennsylvania Campaign Swing | CNN Politics.” CNN, Cable News Network, 19 Apr. 2024, www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/politics/fact-check-biden-pennsylvania-campaign-swing/index.html.
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