Biden to Trump: 'When? Inshallah?'
The Claim
Joe Biden said "inshallah" in the US presidential debate.
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After the US presidential debate, social media users had their own debate on whether former Vice President Joe Biden used the Islamic term “Inshallah” with President Donald Trump.
And here it is - Joe Biden saying "inshallah" pic.twitter.com/AYORHCXCcO
— Ali Harb (@Harbpeace) September 30, 2020
Biden dropped an "Inshallah" at the debate. pic.twitter.com/DLrGWR3eGb
— Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) September 30, 2020
Some users said he said, "When, in July?”
Others claimed he said, “When it’s the law.”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar's investigation found the claims circulating true. Despite the fact that we didn’t find the word “inshallah” in the debate’s script, Biden’s campaign confirmed to NPR that it was true.
Okay, for those of you wondering - did Joe Biden really drop an “inshallah” with the appropriate sarcastic usage?
— Asma Khalid (@asmamk) September 30, 2020
Yes, he did. I confirmed with his campaign - that is indeed what the man said. https://t.co/MqseBsl2Ck
Biden used "inshallah" sarcastically, responding to Trump on his taxes.
Al Jazeera posted the clip with the transcript:
When Trump said “you’ll get to see” his federal income taxes, Biden asked “When? Inshallah?" #Debates2020 pic.twitter.com/mAdvARGJtz
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 30, 2020
According to the Washington Post, Biden had in fact used the phrase — which literally and seriously means “God willing” in Arabic and Farsi — but can also take on a sharp, sardonic tenor that has led the writer Wajahat Ali to call it the “Arabic version of ‘fuggedaboudit.’”
