President Biden, who has never taught a azygous semester-long course astatine the University of Pennsylvania, mused connected Thursday astir erstwhile helium utilized to “teach governmental theory” astatine the Ivy League school.
“Our ideology is nether attack, and we got to combat for it,” Biden, 80, said during a code at Maryland’s Prince George’s Community College.
“I taught astatine the University of Pennsylvania for 4 years and I utilized to thatch governmental theory. And folks, you ever hear, each procreation has to combat for democracy.”
Biden was an honorary prof astatine the Philadelphia school, serving arsenic the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Professor of the Practice from February 2017 to April 2019, betwixt his word successful the White House arsenic vice president and the commencement of his statesmanlike campaign.
But his responsibilities ne'er included teaching semester-long classes, conducting autarkic research, and handling administrative responsibilities – emblematic duties of professors.
Biden made a twelve oregon truthful nationalist appearances connected field but ne'er taught a regular class, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
One of the visits was a November 2017 lawsuit promoting his publication “Promise Me, Dad,” according to the Daily Pennsylvanian.
Other Biden appearances included Q&As with UPenn administrators, 1 lecture to Wharton concern schoolhouse postgraduate students and nationalist events with erstwhile Mexican President Felipe Calderon and erstwhile UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Biden reaped astir $900,000 successful income from the schoolhouse portion helium held the honorary post.
The embellishment comes a time aft the White House was called retired for the president’s predominant factual misstatements.
“The president has lied astir being astatine Ground Zero the time aft the Sept. 11 attacks, falsely claimed helium saw the Pittsburgh span collapse, claimed his gramps died successful the infirmary days earlier his birth. What is going connected with the president? Is helium conscionable believing things that didn’t hap did happen, oregon is helium conscionable randomly making worldly up?” Washington Times newsman Jeff Mordock asked White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby connected Wednesday.
The White House spokesperson dodged a question astir the absent professor.