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On July 22, 2021, a meandering and seemingly nonsensical quote supposedly spoken by U.S. President Joe Biden started circulating on social media. The alleged quote reads: And the question is whether or not we should be in a position where are why can't the experts say we know that this virus is in fact its going to be our excuse we know why the all the drugs approved are not temporarily approved and but permanently approved, that's underway too. This is, generally speaking, an accurate quote from Biden's appearance during a CNN town hall on July 22, 2021. The text in the above-displayed does not contain much punctuation, however, which may make Biden's message seem extra incoherent. Here's how this quote was presented in CNN's rush transcript of the event: Biden made this statement in response to a question from CNN reporter Don Lemon about when children under the age of 12 will be able to get vaccinated. Biden said soon, I believe, and when Lemon pushed him to elaborate, Biden said that scientists were evaluating the data to make sure that the vaccines were safe for children. Here's the full exchange. The viral quote has been placed in bold text: You can view this exchange on CNN.com. It is viewable during Part 1 of the CNN town hall. Lemon asks this question around the 6:15 mark. https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/07/22/part-1-entire-joe-biden-town-hall-july-21-vpx.cnn
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