Sanders Campaign Shares Video of Biden Supporting Iraq War in 2003
With a little less than a month left before the Iowa caucuses, Democratic presidential candidates have ramped up their attacks against former Vice President Joe Biden (D). On Sunday, David Sirota — a speechwriter for…
With a little less than a month left before the Iowa caucuses, Democratic presidential candidates have ramped up their attacks against former Vice President Joe Biden (D).
On Sunday, David Sirota — a speechwriter for Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ (Vt.) campaign — tweeted a video of Biden defending his vote for the Iraq War in 2003, and assailed the former vice president for his support of the war in a series of tweets.
“Nine months ago, I voted with my colleagues to give the President of the United States of America the authority to use force. And I would vote that way again today. It was the right vote then, and it would be the correct vote today.”
Watch his comments below:
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/1216379312816787456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1216379312816787456&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Felection-2020%2Fsanders-camp-releases-archival-video-of-joe-biden-praising-bold-leader-george-bush-months-into-iraq-war-i-and-many-others-will-support-him%2F
In a separate statement, Sanders’ senior campaign adviser Jeff Weaver said it is “appalling” that Biden “refuses to admit he was dead wrong on the Iraq War.”
The barrage came after former Secretary of State John Kerry, who has endorsed Biden, said on Friday that Biden was not “in favor” of going to war.
Sanders has used Biden’s support of the Iraq War as a cudgel against Biden before. In an interview