Biden knocks Huckabee Sanders's tweet criticizing stuttering moment: 'It's called empathy. Look it up'

Source: The Hill | December 19, 2019 | Marty Johnson

Former Vice President Joe Biden knocked former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders over a since-deleted tweet that appeared to mock a moment of stuttering in the waning moments of Thursday’s Democratic presidential primary debate in Los Angeles.

While talking about Americans he has met along the campaign trail, Biden recalled a child telling him “I can’t talk,” and mimicked the child’s stutter over the word “I.” Biden has publicly spoken about his own struggles overcoming a stutter.

Almost immediately, Sanders tweeted, “I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about.” 

She then followed it up with a tweet saying, “To be clear was not trying to make fun of anyone with a speech impediment. Simply pointing out I can’t follow much of anything Biden is talking about.”

Both tweets have since been deleted.

“I’ve worked my whole life to overcome a stutter,” Biden tweeted in reply. “And it’s my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It’s called empathy. Look it up.”

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Sanders apologized soon after, saying “I actually didn’t know that about you and that is commendable.”

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