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“ ‘You’re full of sh—. … Don’t tell me that, pal, or I’m going to go out and slap you in the face. … Don’t be such a horse’s ass.’ ”
That’s presidential hopeful Joe Biden at a campaign stop in Michigan firing back at a construction worker who accused him of trying to confiscate Americans’ guns.
“You are actively trying to end our Second Amendment right and take away our guns,” the man told Biden, adding that the former vice president vowed to do just that in “a viral video.”
The worker was likely referring to a clip that recently racked up the clicks around the internet with the Facebook FB, +1.06% headline, “Joe Biden says if he wins he’s coming for our guns”. FactCheck.org determined that the video was “used as fuel for misinformation” about Biden’s gun policy.
“I support the Second Amendment,” Biden explained. “I have a shotgun, I have a 20-gauge, a 12-gauge. My sons hunt. … I’m not taking your gun away at all.”
Here’s a clip of the exchange in Detroit, via CBS News:
Biden was on hand to tour the Fiat Chrysler FCAU, +0.96% FCA, -0.57% assembly plant, where he was reportedly greeted warmly by hundreds of IBEW members before the spat.
“You’re the best damn workers in the world,” Biden said. “I promise you if I become your president you will never have a better friend in the White House. I’m union from, as my — I won’t say what my grandfather used to say — but from belt buckle to shoe sole, man.”
According to CBS, Biden was scheduled to meet with the leaders of a gun-control advocacy organization in Columbus, Ohio, later in the day.
