No, Biden never claimed, as Jess McIntosh suggested, that seniors would be left with nothing.

[Drunken Irishman]

This is a lie. Biden has never insinuated Bernie's plan would leave seniors with nothing.

Biden did mention a hiatus period, but later clarified the remarks:

What Biden was saying, Bates said, was that Sanders' plan for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system would take much longer than Biden's own plan to be approved by Congress -- so, under Sanders, there would be a hiatus between the status quo and the possible future arrival of an improved system.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/18/politics/biden-sanders-medicare-for-all-fact-check/index.html

Bernie's campaign is taking Biden's comments completely out of context. Biden also said this, which has conspicuously been left out:

"I don't want to start over. Because look, you know, how many of you out there have had someone you've lost to cancer? Or cancer yourself? No time, man. We cannot have a hiatus of six months, a year, two, three to get something done. People desperately need help now," Biden said Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/18/politics/biden-sanders-medicare-for-all-fact-check/index.html

It's clear what Biden was referencing: the time it would take to expand the healthcare system under Bernie's plan could take significantly longer than, say, expanding the ACA with a public option since it already exists. This is a valid point since, likely, the next president is going to enter office with a Republican-controlled Senate.

It sounds like Bernie's campaign, and those associated with it, are being disingenuous which is funny considering that's something Trump does very well - and they're claiming Biden is sounding dangerously like him?

[Thekaspervote]

1. Thank you for the post and clarification!

[Cha]

2. Dawg.. Thank You!

I just saw this earlier.. I see you saw it, too.. So Mahalo, again!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=205573

I hate these people twisting Biden's word's every which way but Straight UP.

[Control-Z]

3. The worst of it is

when/if Biden becomes our nominee the maggot will quote the same negative words (that other candidates have used against him during our primary) as proof that they are true (even though they're not).

We know this because most of us have seen it before - but really can't talk about it.

[Cha]

4. Exactly, Control-Z.. that's one Reason why

I'm so pissed!

And, Exactly Again!

[Control-Z]

5. And I want to add

I'm also tired of hearing the excuse that the leader in the race must get beat up, punched, battle tested by the left in order to prove him or herself.

Such a giant crock of crap.

[Cha]

7. Yeah, this is a life and death

GE coming up in 2020.

Maybe leave the disingenuous Smears of Biden or anyone else sounding like trump.. " on the cutting room floor.

I think there will be karma for trying to smear Biden with trump.. I see so many Non-Biden supporters being Disgusted by it.

"I'm not even a Biden fan, but this is straight up bull sh*t. To state this is irresponsible & a bold faced lie. Like Trump/GOP want to save ACA"

[betsuni]

6. K&R

[Gothmog]

8. The sanders campaign is pushing a false talking point

Link to tweet