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Biden spokesman refuses to discuss whether former VP used teleprompter to answer questions
‘This is straight from the Trump campaign talking points,’ TJ Ducklo tells Bret Baier
By Sam Dorman
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Former
Vice President Joe Biden’s national press secretary attempted to deflect a question about whether the Democratic nominee used a teleprompter to answer questions from regular Americans Thursday, claiming
President Trump’s campaign was trying to use the issue as a “distraction.”
“We are not going to – this is straight from the Trump campaign talking points,” TJ Ducklo told
“Special Report” host
Bret Baier.
“And what it does, Bret, is it’s trying to distract the American people from --,” Ducklo began to add before Baier interjected and asked him to provide a yes or no answer.
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"They talk about it every day, Bret . . .
. . . Earlier this week, video surfaced of Biden appearing to ask his staff to adjust a teleprompter during a
Q&A session with AFL-CIO members.
“Move it up here,” Biden said, before pausing and answering a question from barista Rebecca Vedrine.
During a
television interview earlier this month, Biden began a response to a question about foreign policy by saying, in part, “Look, Venezuela topline message is President Trump’s policy is an abject failure.”
