OAN Newsroom — Thursday, 5, 2019
Joe Biden said “details are irrelevant” as he’s pushed on the inaccuracies of a war story he recently told on the campaign trail. The former vice president refused to apologize during his appearance on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Wednesday night, saying the “essence” of his claims were true.The 76-year-old self-proclaimed “gaffe machine” told a story last week in New Hampshire, where he misrepresented critical details such as the heroic act, the location and his role in the ceremony.
Biden said the larger point he was trying to make was about the bravery of the men and women serving overseas, sparking push-back from Colbert about the importance of being factually accurate.
“Those details are irrelevant when the point I was trying to make is absolutely accurate,” stated Biden.
“But some details are relevant because that is where the devil is, in the details,” Colbert responded.
“The devil lives in the details if the details that you’re talking about would effect the outcome of something that is about to happen,” Biden replied.
The 2020 Democrat hopeful told Colbert that “all politicians” make gaffes, but that his have never been about anything “substantive.” However the frequency of his gaffes have even drawn criticism from Democrats, forcing Biden to assure his supporters that he is “not going nuts.”
