PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden choked up Wednesday talking about the military service of his family members and former President Donald Trump's disparaging remarks about service members.
Because they were all 'suckers' and 'losers,'” Biden told a crowd of union workers.
He paused for a moment and added, “That man doesn’t deserve to have been the commander in chief for my son, my uncle.”
In response to a request for comment, the Trump campaign denied Trump made the comments cited by Biden.
Biden has often cited Trump's 2018 remarks, but Wednesday was the first time he had tied them directly to his son and his uncle.
"These soldiers are heroes, just as every American who served this nation,” Biden said to loud applause.
Biden, who was in Pittsburgh for the second stop of a three-city tour of Pennsylvania, said he was reminded of Trump’s comments about service members while he was visiting a war memorial in Scranton. »