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Critics say Biden is lying about how son Beau died – they are ignoring the full story

Joe Biden has again been criticised for saying that his late son Beau “lost his life in Iraq” – a reference to the president’s long-held belief that toxic burn pits led to the younger Biden passing away from brain cancer at the age of 46.

The president made the remarks to US troops stationed in Japan during his trip to the country, after making similar remarks at least twice last year.

“My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,”…



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