Former President Donald Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders has apologized for a stutter joke to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The starting point was a confusing moment in the Democratic TV debate on Thursday evening. Former Vice President Biden, who used to stutter himself, described how people approached him with their problems.
"You keep in touch with me, the little kid who says, 'Iiiiiii-I can, III-I can't speak. Ww-what should I do?" Said the 77-year-old. "I keep in touch with many such young women and men."
The moment caused confusion, especially since many people do not know that Biden once had to deal with language problems. There was speculation in online networks whether Biden was making fun of stutterers, stuttering himself, or reproducing a conversation situation.
Former Trump spokeswoman Sanders commented on the moment in the short message service Twitter, mimicking a stutterer herself: "Iiiiii-huh-I have no idea what Biden is talking about."
"It's called compassion. Look it up"
The former vice president, also on Twitter, replied: "I have worked my whole life to overcome stuttering. It is a great honor for me to help children who have been through the same thing. It is called compassion. Look it up. "
I actually didn't know that about you and that is commendable. I apologize and should have made my point respectfully. https://t.co/fbmVAqDoWI
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) December 20, 2019Sanders then deleted her tweet and apologized. She knew nothing of Biden's previous language problems, his use was "laudable". She should have said "respectfully". Sanders left the White House spokeswoman at the end of June.
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Sanders and Trump at the Orlando campaign launch
The 37-year-old was highly controversial because of her often confrontational appearance towards journalists. In August, she announced that she would be working for Trump's house broadcaster Fox News in the future. You will appear there with "comments and political analyzes", said the conservative TV channel.
Fox News reports mostly friendly about the president and is regularly seen by Trump according to its own statements.
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