There are some major holes in the story that President Joe Biden told when he claimed that his uncle, Frank Biden, was a Purple Heart recipient after he was elected Vice President.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted a speech by Joe Biden. The photo was taken by Scott Olson.
At a town hall event on veterans benefits on Friday, Biden said that his father encouraged him to give the Purple Heart to his brother, Frank Biden, even though he had never received it.
The president's parents and uncle died within a decade.
Biden said his uncle told him he didn't want the thing because many of the men he served with died.
There is no record of Biden giving his uncle the honor, the president hasn't mentioned the story in the past, and Frank Biden's name doesn't appear on a list of recipients.
The White House didn't reply to Forbes.
When Biden was elected vice president, his father told him that Uncle Frank had won the Purple Heart.
Biden made the comments while promoting the PACT Act, a bill he signed in August to expand healthcare benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits. The bill is one of several Biden has promoted to demonstrate the success of his administration, but this latest gaffe may serve as another worry for Democrats leery of another Biden presidential run. A CNBC survey done late last month found that more than half of Democrats don't want Biden to run for reelection in four years. Biden is the oldest person to ever serve as president. He will leave office at the age of 86 if he wins reelection.
Biden has said his son died in Iraq many times. Beau Biden died of brain cancer in the U.S., but the president believes his death was related to his service in Iraq.
During a campaign trip in Florida, Biden cursed twice.
The Senate passed a bill that would benefit veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits.
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