[Blaze] Democratic President Joe Biden was excoriated by many online after he made a bizarre claim about who is responsible for raising children in the United States.Biden and first lady Jill Biden honored educators who were nominated to be teachers of the year for 2023 at the White House when the president made the comments.
"I never thought, as a student of history, I never thought I’d be a president who's fighting against elected officials trying to ban and banning books," Biden said during his speech. "I’ve never met a parent wants a politician dictating what their kid can learn and what they can think, or who they can be."
He then quoted Rebecka Peterson, a calculus teacher from Oklahoma who had been named teacher of the year.
"Rebecka put a teacher’s creed into words when she said, 'There’s no such thing as someone else’s child.' No such thing as someone else’s child," Biden repeated.