WASHINGTON (TND) — President Joe Biden set social media ablaze Tuesday after sharing advice for young men looking to get married.
The comment came while speaking on the PACT Act, a measure which directs Congress to spend $797 billion annually to improve healthcare access for veterans exposed to toxic substances in the line of duty. At one point, the president acknowledged a 96-year-old World War II veteran who attended the event.
“As we say in the Catholic church ‘no purgatory for this guy,’” Biden said. “Five daughters. Straight to heaven.”“And by the way,” he continued. “I say to every young man looking to get married — marry into a family of five or more daughters. I did, my wife is the oldest of five sisters. You know why? One of them will always love you. Not the same one.”
Biden’s advice invoked a laugh from the crowd. However, it received mixed reactions from social media users.
Can't wait for the debates," producer Mike Opelka wrote on X.Family's [sic] with five or more daughters are the backbone of America," commentator Anthony Cabassa wrote.The remark adds to a long line of controversial comments by Biden. In April, the president appeared to confuse the Jan. 6 Capitol riots with D-Day when reminding a crowd not to “forget the dark days of June 6." Earlier that month, Biden also appeared to read speaking instructions from a teleprompter while delivering remarks.
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“I see an economy that grows a lot in the bottom up where the wealthy pay their fair share, so we can have childcare, paid leave and so much more, and still reduce the federal deficit and increase economic growth,” the president said.
“Imagine what we could do next,” he added. “Four more years, pause."
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