Sarah Huckabee Sanders mocked Joe Biden during the Democratic debate after he mentioned comforting a child with a stutter
- Former Vice President Joe Biden ripped into Sarah Huckabee Sanders for mocking him over mimicking a child with a stutter who came to him for reassurance.
- During the the Democratic debate in California, Biden, who overcame a stutter, mimicked a child with a stutter he said came up to him and said, "I can't talk."
- Sanders, President Donald Trump's former press secretary, then went after Biden in a tweet: "I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about. #DemDebate"
- In response, Biden tweeted that he's worked his whole life to overcome a stutter, adding: "And it's my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It's called empathy. Look it up."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders mocked former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday night after he referenced kids with stutters who reach out to him for reassurance.
During the the Democratic debate in California, Biden, who overcame a stutter, mimicked a child with a stutter he said came up to him and said, "I can't talk."
Subsequently, President Donald Trump's former press secretary went after Biden on Twitter: "I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I hhhave absolutely no idea what Biden is talking about. #DemDebate"
Responding to her mockery, the former vice president said: "I've worked my whole life to overcome a stutter. And it's my great honor to mentor kids who have experienced the same. It's called empathy. Look it up."
Sanders was widely criticized online over her tweet, which she eventually deleted, and she apologized to Biden not long after.
"I actually didn't know that about you and that is commendable. I apologize and should have made my point respectfully," the former White House press secretary tweeted at Biden.
During a 2016 speech at the American Institute for Stuttering, Biden admitted he turned down a previous invitation from the group over concerns about his stutter.
"I was afraid if people knew I stuttered...they would have thought something was wrong with me," he said.
Biden also recently opened up about overcoming his stutter in an interview with The Atlantic, stating that it "can't define who you are."
"Be mindful of people who are in situations where their difficulties do not define their character, their intellect. Because that's what I tell stutterers. You can't let it define you," Biden said.
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