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  • 2019-12-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Joe Biden Mention His 'Hairy Legs' In Public Remarks? (en)
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  • A short video supposedly showing former Vice President Joe Biden talking about his hairy legs in his youth during a public address went viral in December 2019. The video, which quickly racked up millions of views, appears to show Biden saying that kids would approach him while he was working as a lifeguard at the public pool and straighten out his curly leg hair. The clip also shows the presidential candidate making a supposed gaffe by saying I love kids jumping on my lap. This clip comes from a genuine video of Biden speaking at a public event. This video was taken in June 2017 as the city of Wilmington, Delaware, renamed a public pool after the former vice president and 2020 presidential contender. Biden served as a lifeguard as a young man at what was then called the Prices Run Park Pool and said he was honored to see it renamed the Joseph R. Biden Jr. Aquatic Center. NBC News reported at the time: This video was originally broadcast on the government public access channel WITN Channel 22. The full video can seen here. The portion of Biden's speech included in the viral clip can be seen around the 30:45 mark. https://youtu.be/SvCf1X2es0I?t=1846 The viral clip of Biden talking about his hairy legs is real but it is missing some context. It comes from a much longer set of remarks that Biden delivered in the summer of 2017 after the public pool was renamed in his honor. Biden mentioned the blonde, curly hair on his legs while talking about his experience as a white man working at a public pool that was predominantly attended by black patrons. Interestingly, this isn't the first time a segment from this speech went viral. In September 2019, a portion of the speech involving a story about a man named CornPop went viral because social media users doubted the veracity of Biden's anecdote. It turned out, however, that Biden was largely telling the truth about his run-in with gang member CornPop: In sum, the viral video of Biden talking about his hairy legs is real. It comes from a much longer set of remarks that Biden delivered in the summer of 2017 after the public pool where he worked as a teenager was renamed in his honor. (en)
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