Joe Biden went to Puerto Rico Monday to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Fiona.  This should have been an easy trip for “Uncle Joe,” a great chance to show off his legendary compassion and turn the page from “Where’s Jackie?”  Not a chance!
 
Biden’s been on the public stage for decades, and yet we keep learning new things about him.  He told us Monday that he was politically “raised by the Puerto Rican community” in Delaware.  What?!
 
When Biden began his political career in Delaware more than 50 years ago, there were maybe only a few thousands Puerto Ricans there.  No one can find any reference to Biden ever suggesting that Puerto Rican culture influenced him or his career. 
 
This is not normal behavior.  It’s way beyond the usual tendency of politicians to embellish things.  But it’s nothing new for Biden.  The man lies all the time. 
 
He said he was arrested while attempting to visit Nelson Mandela.  He wasn’t.
 
He said he marched with the Civil Rights movement.  He didn’t.
 
He said he was a truck driver.  He wasn’t.
 
He said he visited the Tree of Life synagogue after an evil, anti-Semitic attack took place there.  He didn’t. 
 
He said he was appointed to the Naval Academy.  He wasn’t.
 
He said he graduated at the top of his class with multiple degrees while on a full scholarship.  None of that was true.
 
He tells multiple stories with great detail that appear to be complete fiction.  For example, Biden has told a moving story about pinning a medal on a soldier in Afghanistan.  It didn’t happen.
 
He has frequently talked at length about his good friend, Angelo the Amtrak conductor.  It’s false.
 
Sometimes, Biden’s lies have had serious consequences for him.  He had to drop out of the 1988 presidential primary because it was discovered that he was lying about his speeches.  They weren’t his. 
 
And while he’s making up these to inflate his own background, Biden also makes up things to divide us. 
 
The most notable example is his repeated lie that Donald Trump praised neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Trump did not do that.  He specifically condemned them, saying, “I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and white nationalists because they should be condemned totally.” 
 
Why does Biden keep lying about this?  Why do the media let him get away with it?
 
Biden lies about America, too.  He lied about our brave Border Patrol agents, and never apologized for that disgusting smear.  He says our courageous law enforcement officers are “racists.”  He says millions of Americans are “semi-fascists.” 
 
Sadly, Biden has been lying for years.  It’s astonishing that anyone takes him seriously.