Barack Obama's former adviser, David Axelrod, criticized former President Donald Trump for mocking President Biden's stutter. (Getty Images)
A transcript of Biden's SOTU speech revealed he didn't actually say what Trump alleged was said, The Washington Post reported.
Biden has been public about his life-long struggle with stuttering. While talking about the campaign trail on the debate stage in December 2019, Biden imitated a child he met with a stutter, saying to him, "I can’t talk."
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders later wrote in a since-deleted tweet, "I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about," referring to the debate moment. She clarified in another tweet that she was not mocking people with speech impediments.
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Biden responded, "I’ve worked my whole life to overcome a stutter. And it’s my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It’s called empathy. Look it up."
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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