"Clap for that, you stupid bastards."
Video surfaces of @JoeBiden calling troops "stupid bastards" during speech to service members in 2016.
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Here is the clip in question, which is going viral. There's a 2nd angle as well showing more of the speech.
During the same speech, Biden praised the troops, saying: “You’re the finest generation of warriors the world has ever, ever known. Thank you very, very, very much.”
We've reached out to both the Biden campaign as well as the USAF to verify the authenticity of the video.
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The video comes on the heels of a report that @realDonaldTrump called fallen veterans "losers" and "suckers," which Trump and the WH have denied.
The report was sourced anonymously and no one has confirmed it publicly.
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.@JoeBiden took the opportunity to criticize Trump over the report, however, saying his late son Beau was "not a sucker" for serving.
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UPDATE: "Vice 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." – from @JoeBiden's campaign.
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