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*[[Joe Biden and the military]]

*[[Joe Biden and the military]]

===Iowa caucus===

===Primaries===

With the [[Impeachment sham]] over, Biden's usefulness was over, too. Biden's poor finish in the Iowa caucus demonstrated to many that he never was a viable candidate, and that support for his campaign was not very deep.

With the [[Impeachment sham]] over, Biden's usefulness was over, too. Biden's poor finish in the Iowa caucus demonstrated to many that he never was a viable candidate, and that support for his campaign was not very deep.

The Democrats rigged Iowa caucus fiasco to Stop Bernie landed Biden in fourth place. Many days after the charade, Biden press spokesperson Symone Sanders, speaking on behalf of the campaign, refused to officially acknowledge if the DNC's posted results were legitimate.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2020/02/05/biden-spokesperson-symone-sanders-refuses-say-results-iowa-caucus-legitimate/</ref> Biden himself became increasingly testy over questions concerning his durability as a candidate. At a campaign event in Hampton, [[New Hampshire]] on February 9, when asked by a female college student if he could turn his campaign around after Iowa, Biden snapped and called her "a lying dog-faced pony soldier."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/biden-lashes-out-at-female-new-hampshire-voter-asking-about-his-poor-performance-in-iowa-youre-a-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-video/</ref> This came days after Biden belittled another woman asking about his policy on coal. Such incidents only increased doubts about Biden's mental fitness to be President.

The Democrats rigged Iowa caucus fiasco to Stop Bernie landed Biden in fourth place. Many days after the charade, Biden press spokesperson Symone Sanders, speaking on behalf of the campaign, refused to officially acknowledge if the DNC's posted results were legitimate.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2020/02/05/biden-spokesperson-symone-sanders-refuses-say-results-iowa-caucus-legitimate/</ref> Biden himself became increasingly testy over questions concerning his durability as a candidate. At a campaign event in Hampton, [[New Hampshire]] on February 9, when asked by a female college student if he could turn his campaign around after Iowa, Biden snapped and called her "a lying dog-faced pony soldier."<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/biden-lashes-out-at-female-new-hampshire-voter-asking-about-his-poor-performance-in-iowa-youre-a-lying-dog-faced-pony-soldier-video/</ref> This came days after Biden belittled another woman asking about his policy on coal. Such incidents only increased doubts about Biden's mental fitness to be President.

 

==2009–2017: Vice presidency==

==2009–2017: Vice presidency==

As he assumed office, Biden's responsibilities as vice president were not made clear. He had no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, lest they catch Swine Flu. Health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House immediately repudiated them.

As he assumed office, Biden's responsibilities as vice president were not made clear. He had no specific portfolio of responsibilities.  He alarmed the nation on April 30, 2009, by going on network television to warn Americans to stay out of confined spaces such as subways and airplanes, lest they catch Swine Flu. Health officials rejected his scare tactics and the White House immediately repudiated them.