that after a deep dive into Biden's memoir, past speaking events, and interviews, they found that he had never spoken about the arrest until the 2020 presidential race.
"This day, 30 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison and entered into discussions about apartheid," Biden said at a on February 11. "I had the great honor of meeting him. I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see him on [Robben] Island."
The New York Times reported that Biden mentioned the 1970s South Africa trip in his 2007 memoir, but made no mention of an arrest. According to HuffPost, Biden spoke about a 1977 visit to the South African Embassy in Washington in 2013 but did not reverence being arrested. Biden said at the time that he met with anti-apartheid leaders, though Mandela was still in prison and they did not have a chance to meet.
"No, I was never arrested and I don't think he was, either," the 87-year-old said. "Now, people were being arrested in Washington. I don't think there was ever a situation where congressmen were arrested in South Africa."
Rodneykutch Tripping much
Hmm... Next!
Thankfully, Corn Pop prepared him for life on the inside.
Sad but true reality...
He's probably confused that with another visit to see Will Smith because they all look alike to him.
Sounds a lot like his false claim of involvement in the civil rights movement.
Poor way how to reach ... what ?
Sorry Joe, 4 years too late
He has street credit now.
Why feel the need to suddenly mention it?