Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden falsely claimed on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was “coddling terrorists” around the world.
“And then we’re gonna get to work fixing the mess that President Trump and Vice President Pence have created, both at home and abroad,” Biden claimed. “Through four years of mismanagement and coddling of terrorists and thugs around the world.”
Biden provided no evidence to substantiate his claim.
WATCH:
.@JoeBiden just accused @realDonaldTrump of “coddling terrorists”
Reminder: Biden opposed the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound. He also opposed the strike on Qasem Soleimani. pic.twitter.com/hUJCtj16wu
— Chris Martin (@chrisjdmartin) August 12, 2020
Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs, who is a national security expert, responded to Biden’s remarks by writing on Twitter: “There isn’t enough spin in the world to claim the Trump admin has ‘coddled terrorists.’ He relaxed the [Rules of Engagement] so that the military [could] more effectively carry out a fast-tempo campaign. And the DoD rightly placed the blame for higher civilian casualties on ISIS.”
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