Biden AGAIN says his son Beau died in Iraq

President Joe Biden again said that his son Beau Biden died in Iraq, while catching himself calling the war in Ukraine the Iraq war, while delivering remarks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tuesday. 

‘Inflation is a worldwide problem right now,’ the president said. ‘There’s a war in Iraq and the impact on oil and what Russia’s doing. Excuse me, the war in Ukraine.’ 

‘I’m thinking Iraq, because that’s where my son died – because he died,’ Biden then explained.   

Beau Biden, who served as Delaware‘s attorney general and in the Delaware Army National Guard in the Iraq War, died at age 46 in 2015 from brain cancer at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. 

The president has long linked his service, and the military’s use of burn pits, to Beau’s brain cancer diagnosis. 

‘In my view, I can’t prove it yet, he came back with stage 4 glioblastoma. Eighteen months he lived, knowing he was going to die,’ Biden said in 2019. 

Biden previously said that Beau died in Iraq while speaking at Camp Hale in Colorado last month. 

‘Just imagine – I mean it sincerely – I say this as a father of a man who won the Bronze Star, the Conspicuous Service Medal, and lost his life in Iraq. Imagine the courage, the daring, and the genuine sacrifice – genuine sacrifice they all made,’ Biden said then. 

President Joe Biden again said that his son Beau Biden died in Iraq, while catching himself calling the war in Ukraine the Iraq war, while delivering remarks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tuesday

Beau Biden (left) died of brain cancer in 2015 after serving in Iraq. He’s photographed with then Vice President Joe Biden (right) in 2009 at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad 

Biden was in Florida to take on the Republicans with just one week to go before the midterm elections. 

In his speech at a senior center, Biden blasted the GOP for wanting to cut social programs – it’s a topic of interest in a state with a large population of retirees.

‘I’ve come to Florida today to talk about two very, very, very important programs,’ he said. ‘it’s gonna affect as many Americans as anything else.’

He described Social Security and Medicare as ‘under siege by our Republican friends.’

Biden finished his speech by saying he hoped that God ‘gives some of our Republican friends some enlightenment.’

He argued people should have ‘peace of mind’ when they retire. And he noted how Medicare can now negotiate prescription drug prices.

‘Here in Florida, 21% of the people are over the age of 65. It’s the second highest of any state in the country,’ he noted.

President Joe Biden blasted Republicans for wanting to cut social programs as he kicked off the final week of campaigning

Biden read from a pamphlet by Republican Senator Rick Scott

He also pointed out under his administration that for, the ‘first time can you see again an increase in their Social Security and Medicare’ – an announcement met with great applause.

‘So checks are going to be up. Medicare premiums are going to be down and look it’s a big deal for seniors,’ he said.

‘Let me say something. I want to point something out. They talk about big spending Democrats. Yeah, I spent a lot of money to do these things, but guess why,’ he said. ‘We cut the deficit in half,’ he said, lowering his voice to a whisper to make his point. 

The president appeared visibly frustrated with the argument Republicans are making against his stewardship of the economy. Voters have said the economy and inflation are their top concerns – and they give Biden low marks on his handling of both issues. 

‘Give me a break. I’m so sick and I shouldn’t get,’ Biden let his voice trail off as he paced on stage. But the crowd cheered and encouraged him on.

‘As my granddaughter’s used to say, Google, I’m serious,’ the president told the crowd. 

Biden has been hitting Republicans repeatedly for wanting to change the two large government social programs.

The president repeatedly has made Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott’s policy proposals a boogeyman in the election, calling out the senator by name in his criticism of the GOP.

He did so again in Florida on Tuesday. He held up a pamphlet and read aloud Scott’s plan that would put Medicare, Social Security and other government programs up for a vote every five years.

‘A senator from Florida going after Social Security and Medicaid?,’ he said. ‘You might even you might not even believe it. Again, word for word. All federal legislation, sunsets means goes away in five years.’

‘These programs do something so basic and so important,’ Biden said of them.

Biden started his remarks by talking about all the assistance his administration has offered the state as it recovers from Hurricane Ian. He said the federal government approved $1.7 billion in federal grants, which led to whoops, applause and cheers from the audience.

Biden will be campaigning for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Senate hopeful Val Demings in the Sunshine State even as he avoids some of the bigger battleground contests like Georgia, Nevada and Arizona.

Ahead of his trip, Biden boarded Air Force One with a copy of Jon Meacham’s new book ‘And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle’.

The biography looks into how Lincoln prioritized his policies and ending slavery over his own future before the 1864 election and during the Civil War. 

Lincoln’s Republican party also performed poorly during the 1862 midterm elections, with the Democrats gaining several seats and ending their majority. 

Polls suggest Biden could be facing a similar fate with the 2022 midterms with polls suggesting Republicans will decisively take control of the House and have a path to winning a majority in the Senate.

‘Lincoln was a politician, but he was a politician who ultimately was driven by conscience,’ Meacham told NPR. ‘This is my entire argument in the book. If he had solely been a cynical political creature, he would have made radically different decisions at critical points.’

President Joe Biden kicks off the week before midterms with a visit to Florida on Tuesday. He was holding Jon Meacham’s book ‘And There Was Light – Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle’ as he boarded the flight

Meacham’s book looks at how Lincoln wanted to prioritize emancipation and democracy ahead of his own political future. Lincoln’s Republican party also performed badly in the midterms 

He’ll appear in Donald Trump ‘s home state to blast ‘MAGA Republicans,’ who he claims want to cut social programs and increase taxes for the wealthy

Crist is trailing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is seeking a second term. And Deming is down against GOP Senator Marco Rubio in a contest that will help decide which party controls the Senate next year.

The president, who is battling low approval ratings, is spending his last week on the campaign trail trying to contrast how his Democrats will govern versus Republicans as voters prepare to head to the polls on Nov. 8. 

He will make his closing argument at stops in New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Maryland over the next seven days. 

He’s not the only Democrat hitting the campaign trail. Jill Biden heads to Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Barack Obama, meanwhile, will be in Nevada on Tuesday for Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, who faces a tough re-election campaign and he heads to Arizona on Wednesday to campaign for Senator Mark Kelly.

University of North Florida pollster Michael Binder told the Palm Beach Post that Biden’s visit might be ‘six months too late,’ because millions of Florida voters have already cast their ballots in early voting. 

Election forecasters see Republicans having a strong chance of winning control of the House of Representatives. The Senate is seen as more up for grabs.

Winning control of even one chamber of Congress would allow the GOP to stymie Biden’s legislative agenda for the next two years. 

Trump, meanwhile, will hold a rally in Miami on Sunday although he’ll be campaigning for Republicans in general. DeSantis, who is rumored to a 2024 presidential contender, is not scheduled to appear with him. 

Florida has become an increasingly difficult state for Democrats to win. Trump carried it in 2016 and 2020. 

DeSantis capitalized on anti-covid sentiments to push back against shut down restrictions and signed legislation against vaccine mandates.

Biden is looking to drive up voter turn out but is staying away from most of the battleground states.

The president hasn’t been to Arizona, Nevada or Georgia – three states that helped put in the White House – nor is he expected to.  All three states have closely-contested Senate races.

The president will join Barack Obama in Philadelphia on Saturday to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Josh Shaprio and Senate contender John Fetterman. 

With the Senate currently sitting at 50-50 – and Vice President Kamala Harris providing the tie breaking vote – any race could decide which party is in the majority next  year.  

President Joe Biden will be campaigning for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist in the Sunshine State

Donald Trump will hold a rally for Republicans on Sunday in Miami