In an emotional speech, a boy whom Joe Biden bonded with on the campaign trail over their joint struggles with stuttering says the former vice president is “someone who cares.”
Brayden Harrington met Biden at an event in New Hampshire and asked for help overcoming his stutter. Biden struggled with a stutter as a boy and continues to counsel youngsters who are going through the same.
Brayden said at Thursday’s Democratic National Convention that he and Biden were “members of the same club,” each with a stutter they’re working to overcome. He noted that Biden told him about a book of poems by Yeats that he liked to read aloud to practice his speech and showed the boy how he marks his speeches so they’re easier to read aloud.
Brayden says, “Joe Biden made me feel confident about something that’s been bothering me my whole life.”
He added: “Without Joe Biden, I wouldn’t be talking to you today.”
