david axelrod A former adviser to former President Barack Obama criticized former President Donald Trump on Monday for mocking President Biden’s stutter.
Trump appeared at a campaign rally in Rome, Georgia over the weekend and mocked Biden’s State of the Union address.
“Mocking someone’s stutter for laughs is pathetic and petty. It’s more like a schoolyard bully than an adult,” Axelrod said on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). ) was written. “Acting like a total jack*** doesn’t make you stronger.”
In the video, President Trump can be seen imitating Biden and saying, “We’re going to unite the country.”
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Former President Barack Obama’s aide David Axelrod criticized former President Donald Trump for mocking President Biden’s stuttering. (Getty Images)
The Washington Post reported that a transcript of Biden’s SOTU speech revealed that he did not actually say what Trump had claimed.
Biden has been open about his lifelong struggle with stuttering. While Biden was speaking about his campaign on stage at a debate in December 2019, he imitated the stuttering of a child he met and said he “couldn’t talk.”
In a later-deleted tweet, former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders wrote of the debate moment: “I have no idea what Biden is saying.” In another tweet, she clarified that she was not mocking people with speech disorders.
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“I’ve spent my life working to overcome stuttering, and I’m honored to be able to mentor kids who have gone through the same thing. It’s called empathy. Look it up,” Biden said. I answered.
