The story traces back to 2018, when he told the anecdote while recounting his decision to join presidential nominee Barack Obama as his running mate.

President Joe Biden has a track record of spinning tall tales about his past, including some that PolitiFact has rated False or Pants on Fire. In an April 26 interview on “The Howard Stern Show,” Biden told the talk radio star that he got arrested decades ago while protesting in defense of civil rights.

President Biden condemned violence and destruction on college campuses while defending the right for pro-Palestinian protesters to demonstrate.

A White House official, referring to the outside pressure, described the decision for Biden to speak Thursday as “we answered the mail.” Biden’s team is focusing heavily on a speech he’s set to deliver next week at a Holocaust Memorial Ceremony about antisemitism, the official said.

US president to make speech after early-morning raid saw LA encampment cleared and scores of people detained as pro-Palestinian protests spread

On Thursday, Biden condemned acts of violence committed by protesters, saying, "There is a right to protest, but not a right to cause chaos." Twitter Damon wrote Washington Post [Ed. Note: Biden is scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College,

Students have a "right to protest but not a right to cause chaos," Biden said. The protests, along with what many have seen as heavy-handed responses from universities and local law enforcement, "put to the test two fundamental American principles": free speech rights and the rule of law.