https://ift.tt/2sHwIhB Joe Biden was attending a campaign event when a retired farmer accused him of sending his son, Hunter to Ukraine Biden looked at the man and called him a 'damned liar' Then he invited him to 'check my shape' an said 'lets do push-ups together' and challenged him to an IQ test Biden seemed to say 'look, fat,' although his campaign claimed afterwards that he was saying 'look, fact' 77-year-old Biden's campaign said Also today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unloaded on a reporter who asked if she 'hated' President Trump By GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S. POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 14:37 EST, 5 December 2019 | UPDATED: 15:58 EST, 5 December 2019 e-mail 28 shares 96 View comments Former Vice President Joe Biden exploded at retired Iowa man who accused him of sending his son Hunter to join a Ukrainian energy firm – branding him a 'liar' and then challenging his accuser to a push-up contest and saying: 'You're too old to vote for me.' The tense confrontation came about on a day when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she directed committee chairs to draw up articles of impeachment against President Trump – over a matter that featured Trump pushing Ukraine to investigate Biden and his son's business dealings. The man, who wore a red sweater over a collared shirt, stood at a campaign event to accuse Biden, 77, of sending Hunter to Ukraine – something that even Trump allies have not alleged. The lengthy and tense exchange came at a campaign stop in New Hampton, Iowa, as part of Biden's No Malarkey! bus tour of the state, where he is fourth in the most recent pollls. Trump allies have gone after Hunter for taking a lucrative job on a Ukrainian energy firm's board at a time when Biden was vice president with a portfolio that included Ukraine. Biden has said he never speaks to his son about his work. Video playing bottom right... Click here to expand to full page Loaded: 0%Progress: 0%0:14 Pause Unmute Current Time0:14 / Duration Time1:21 Fullscreen Expand Close +6 'You're a damn liar, man. That's not true,' Biden told the man +6 Confrontation: The retired farmer who was involved in the heated exchange with Biden was rushed by reporters after the event +6 Vice President Joe Biden called a man at an Iowa campaign event a 'liar' after he accused the candidate of sending his son Hunter to Ukraine for work 'You're a damn liar, man. That's not true,' Biden told the man – looking straight at him. The man, holding a microphone, said Biden 'sent your son over there, to get a job and work for a gas company that he had no experience with gas ... In order to get access for the presidency.' 'You're selling access to the president,' he told the former vice president, in video captured by NBC News. 'You're a damn liar, man. That's not true,' Biden shot back, speaking into his own mic. 'And that's not true. And no one has ever said that.' 'I've seen it on the TV,' the man shot back. He identified himself as retired. 'You've seen it on the TV? And by the way, that's why you're – I'm not sedentary, I get up ...' Biden said, swerving to physical fitness issues and potential feats of strength, as well as a potential mano-a-mano IQ test. 'You want to check my shape man, let's do push-ups together here, man. Let's run. Let's do whatever you want to do,' he said, as crowd members applauded. 'Let's take an IQ test. Ok?" Biden, 77, this summer said he would challenge Trump to a pushup contest if the president attacks his age or mental health. Sub-optimal video of the incident raises the possibility Biden says 'look, fat' after saying he didn't want to have an argument with the man. 'No one has said my son has done anything wrong. And I have not on any occasion and no one has ever said on any occasion ...' Biden said. 'I never said you did anything wrong,' the man tried to interrupt. 'That's what I hear on MSNBC,' he claimed. That brought a booming response from Biden: 'You said I set up my son to work in an oil company. Isn't that what you said? Get your words straight, jack! +6 Biden exploded at the man, then challenged him to a pushup contest +6 Hunter Biden served on the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Speaker Nancy Pelosi will reveal her latest play in... Donald Trump says he was telling Ukraine's president to help... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share +6 Also on Thursday, when reporter asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 'Do you hate the president?' she became unusually angry and insisted she doesn't 'hate' anyone: 'Don't mess with me when it comes to words like that!' As the confrontation ended, the man evidently told Biden he wasn't voting for him. 'You're too old to vote for me,' Biden shot back. Also today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unloaded on a reporter who asked if she 'hated' President Trump. She had just announced she had instructed committee chairs to begin drawing up articles of impeachment against Trump, in part based on the president's actions pushing Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. Biden aide Symone Sanders pushed back on any claim that Biden was going after his questioner's appearance when he cut him off and then brought up a pushup contest. Sanders wrote on Twitter: 'To be clear: Any assertion VP Biden said a word about the gentleman's appearance is making this something it is not. In the latter part of the exchange, the VP began to say "Look, facts" then said "here's the deal." If you've been to a Biden event, you've heard this before,' she said.
https://ift.tt/2BVSIXZ Striding past the glistening rows of duty-free liquor, watches and perfume, the two international travellers moved like men who could fight. Richard ''Gelly'' Gelemanovic had broad shoulders and a confident gait, while his companion, convicted heroin trafficker Amad ''Jay'' Malkoun, had a physique honed during his 16-year stint in prison. It was July 3, 2003, and Malkoun was recently out of jail, having gained public notoriety after being charged in 1988 as a key player in the state's biggest drug syndicate, which had been busted with $5.5 million of heroin. Amad 'Jay' Malkoun was described by police as 'a powerful standover man'. The federal police who were secretly watching Malkoun at Melbourne's international airport described him in a report as ''a powerful stand-over man … actively involved in the Melbourne drug trade''. The profession of his travelling companion, the man Jay called '
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