Biden rejected staffers' suggestion to omit unverified beheaded babies claim, says report

Ahead of a 10 October address, described as one of the most pro-Israel speeches by a sitting president, US President Joe Biden was told by staffers he should omit a line referencing beheaded babies killed by Hamas.

The staffers warned that the information had not been verified. But Biden ignored the warning and made the unverified claim anyway.

Quickly after his speech, the White House issued a statement saying that he had seen no photos of beheaded babies, sparking outrage as to why the president would publicly spread an unverified claim.

The debacle is one of many that have taken place in the Biden administration over the past week, chronicled in a new report by the Washington Post.