Joe Biden lied about Donald Trump’s comments on a mass shooting in Perry, Iowa, during his State of the Union address, misquoting the America First leader as having said people should “just get over it.”
“My predecessor told the NRA he’s proud he did nothing on guns when he was President — oof!” Biden told Congress.
“After another shooting in Iowa recently, he said when asked what to do about it, ‘Just get over it.’ There’s his quote, ‘just get over it.’ I say, stop it! Stop it, stop it, stop it!” he ranted.
In fact, “just get over it” was not Trump’s quote. The former President actually said:
“I want to send our support and our deepest sympathies to the victims and families touched by the terrible school shooting yesterday in Perry, Iowa. To the entire community: We love you, we pray for you and we ask God to heal and comfort really the whole state and the pain that you have. This is something that’s very unique to your state. We’re really with you, as much as anybody can be. It’s a very terrible thing that happened. And it’s just terrible to see that happening. It’s just terrible. So surprising to see it here. But, we have to get over it, we have to move forward. We have to move forward. But, to the relatives and to all of the people that are so devastated right now, to a point they can’t breathe, they can’t live, we are with you all the way. We’re with you and we love you and cherish you.”
Biden’s team at the White House appeared to realize he misrepresented Trump, substantially altering the President’s actual words in their official transcript of the address.