Biden has a habit of inflating his personal connection to audiences and made the claim while pledging Hurricane Fiona recovery aid during a trip to Ponce on the island’s southern coast.
President Biden told an audience in Puerto Rico Monday that “I was sort of raised in the Puerto Rican community at home, politically” — despite the fact that only about 2,000 people of Puerto Rican ancestry lived in Delaware when he was launching his career five decades ago.
Biden, 79, was first elected to the US Senate in 1972 — two years after winning election to the New Castle, Del., County Council. Biden did not describe any interactions with Puerto Ricans in Delaware in his 2007 memoir “Promises to Keep” and the White House did not supply any examples in response to a request for comment from The Post.
Over time, the Puerto Rican population of Delaware grew. The state is now about 10% Hispanic, the Census Bureau estimates. The Pew Research Center says
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