He stuttered, lost his wife and two children and warned Zelensky about the war: interesting facts about Joe Biden that you might not know

Today, on November 20, the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, turned 82 years old. Throughout his long political career, the statesman has consistently supported Ukraine and has become a great friend of our country.

At the age of 29, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, so since then, the Democratic Party representative has been in the media and public eye. However, despite such attention to his personality, few people know that the statesman has long struggled with speech impediments and once suffered a terrible tragedy - he lost two family members. On the occasion of the politician's birthday, OBOZ.UA decided to tell you facts about the democrat that you might not know.

He was the best striker on the soccer team

In his school days, Joe Biden was a sincere football fan. He was named the best running back, scoring 10 touchdowns in 8 games. In one season, his team even played without a single defeat.

Struggled with stuttering

In his youth, the 46th future president of the United States had to face bullying from his peers because he had some speech problems. Joe Biden suffered from stuttering, but he was able to overcome this problem. He spent a lot of time in front of a mirror reciting poetry out loud to get rid of his speech impediment forever.

He lost his wife and two children

Joe Biden met his first love when he was a college student. During spring break, he met Neilia Hunter. The couple's romance developed quite quickly, so they decided to legalize their relationship by getting married. They had three children, but their happiness did not last long. In 1972, his beloved and her offspring had a terrible accident. The accident took the lives of Neylia and their one-year-old daughter Amy. The politician's sons Bo and Hunter were also injured in the incident and spent a long time in the hospital.

Later, Joe Biden's family suffered another grief. His son Beau Biden died at the age of 47. The politician's descendant passed away due to a serious illness - brain cancer, which he had been fighting for many years.

He became one of the youngest people to be elected to the Senate

Joe Biden's political career began when he was 29 years old. At that time, the statesman was elected to the Senate, but he took the oath of office at 30, according to the US Constitution.

He warned Volodymyr Zelensky about the war

The statesman repeatedly made it clear to the President of Ukraine that Russia would start a bloody war. According to Joe Biden, at the time, Volodymyr Zelensky rejected warnings of a full-scale invasion, as his words could have been "made up."

"I know a lot of people thought I might be exaggerating, but I knew, and we had data that confirmed, that he (Putin - Ed.) was planning to cross the border. There was no doubt about it. And Zelensky did not want to hear it, and neither did many people," the politician said.

However, despite everything, after February 24, 2022, Joe Biden immediately sided with the Ukrainian people. He confidently stated: "Russia will not win. Ukraine will win and remain a free and independent country."

It is worth noting that after the announcement of the results of this year's US elections, according to which Donald Trump will become the next president, it was reported that Joe Biden allowed Ukraine to strike deep into Russia. To do this, the Ukrainian Armed Forces can use ATACMS missiles.

On the night of November 19, Ukrainian defenders used long-range weapons to attack an ammunition warehouse in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation. The attack was effective: a legitimate military target was hit.

Earlier, OBOZ.UA reported that Joe Biden's eldest granddaughter originally informed the US president about her pregnancy.

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