Did Joe Biden Garble the Pledge of Allegiance?

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A viral video of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden apparently forgetting the words to the Pledge of Allegiance went viral on social media Tuesday. The video originated on Twitter, where it was shared by the GOP’s rapid response director:

It later gained traction on other social media platforms, with prominent right-wing figures like the Trump campaign, DineshD’Souza, and Gateway Pundit sharing the video excerpt. 

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    Victor Clairmont

    I could kinda seem him messing it up. Sometimes when speaking, on the fly we try to attempt something, but realize it's a bad idea halfway through our attempt because we have a brain fart.

    Like when he messed up the "We hold these truths to be self evident" quote.

    Now, if anyone does public speaking, most audiences are forgiving because well, public speaking isn't as easy as it seems. No, twitter is not public speaking it's public hazing and a wretched hive of villainy and scum!

    Anyhoo.

    But part of me is sorta like when I see Trump doing something wrong trending, goes, "Might be right because it's the way he is normally".

    I am afraid I am like that too with Biden now. "He messed up something else again? Not really out of character".

    We pick bad leaders!!!!!

    Thanks for the fact check Biden.

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    1. Tim Johnson

      But he didn't mess it up here, that's the whole point.

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        Victor Clairmont

        “I could kinda seem him messing it up”.

        Which means, he didn’t in reality for the pledge since he wasn’t really quoting it.

        He did mess up the Declaration of Independence.

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  2. Raincheck

    Ah, but does he even know who he is? Thanks again, Alec. You could be fact checking both sides 10 times a day from here to whenever this ends if you wanted to.

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    Mudskipper

    Sigh.

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  4. Val Xavier

    Excellent work.

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