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A teenager receives some advice from Joe Biden

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Shaun Usher
Jul 26, 2024
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Joe Biden in 1994 (Photo by © Ralf-Finn Hestoft/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

On September 5th of 1994, an 8th-grade student named Branden Brooks nervously raised his hand during the Q&A session of a presentation by then-Senator Joe Biden. After the event, having noticed the teenager’s stutter as he asked his question, Biden pulled him to one side:

“Sen…

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