While speaking at the Naval Academy graduation over Memorial Day weekend, Joe Biden told a long story about how he was “appointed to the Academy in 1965.” This is impossible because Biden graduated from the University of Delaware the same year.
Joe Biden falsely claimed he “was appointed to the [Naval] Academy in 1965” while speaking to Naval Academy graduates today.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 27, 2022
Biden graduated from the University of Delaware in 1965, making that impossible. pic.twitter.com/oSTmjeqSLb
The White House is refusing to answer questions about it, and maybe that’s because Biden was actually telling the truth.
If Biden was accepted into the Naval Academy in the 1960s, then his medical deferment from the Vietnam-era military draft for asthma would be scrutinized. Biden claimed his desire to be a “football star” was why he didn’t go to the Naval Academy, not medical ineligibility.
If Biden wasn’t “appointed,” then he was simply lying to our midshipmen.
Either way, Americans deserve answers.
