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Published September 3, 2024 8:47 am EDT
The president spoke about his ancestor, Edward Francis Blewitt, during a rally in support of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Monday.
"I remember when my great-grandfather was only the second Catholic elected statewide in the state Senate here in Pennsylvania," Biden told the audience. "And I remember they talked about – when they’d run against him in 1906 – they said, ‘Guess what? He’s a Molly Maguire.’"
President Biden talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
"A lot of the English owned the coal mines and what they did was they really beat the hell out of the mostly Catholic population in the mines. Not a joke," Biden continued. "But there was a group they called the Molly Maguires. And Molly Maguires, if they found out the foreman was taking advantage of an individual, they would literally kill him. Not a joke. And they would bring his body up and put him on the doorstep of his family."
Harris nodded along as the president told the story of his maternal ancestor, an anecdote he previously used while on the campaign trial with former President Barack Obama.
"Kind of crude, but I gotta admit they accused my great-grandfather of being a Molly Maguire – he wasn’t, but we were so damn disappointed," Biden told the audience before assuring them, "That was a joke. That was a joke."
What kind of Catholic is fjb? What parochial school did he go to? He has demonstrated he will break ALL the Commandments with abandon.
Biden jokes about being disappointed his ancestor wasn't part of group that killed oppressive mine foremen
President Biden tells audience his matrilineal ancestor was accused of being a 'Molly Maguire' when he ran for office in the early 20th century
By Timothy H.J. Nerozzi Fox NewsPublished September 3, 2024 8:47 am EDT
The president spoke about his ancestor, Edward Francis Blewitt, during a rally in support of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh on Monday.
"I remember when my great-grandfather was only the second Catholic elected statewide in the state Senate here in Pennsylvania," Biden told the audience. "And I remember they talked about – when they’d run against him in 1906 – they said, ‘Guess what? He’s a Molly Maguire.’"
President Biden talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
"A lot of the English owned the coal mines and what they did was they really beat the hell out of the mostly Catholic population in the mines. Not a joke," Biden continued. "But there was a group they called the Molly Maguires. And Molly Maguires, if they found out the foreman was taking advantage of an individual, they would literally kill him. Not a joke. And they would bring his body up and put him on the doorstep of his family."
Harris nodded along as the president told the story of his maternal ancestor, an anecdote he previously used while on the campaign trial with former President Barack Obama.
"Kind of crude, but I gotta admit they accused my great-grandfather of being a Molly Maguire – he wasn’t, but we were so damn disappointed," Biden told the audience before assuring them, "That was a joke. That was a joke."
