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>> the story morphed in these foretelling us from a two-star general to a bronze star to a navy captain. as the post reported in the space of three minutes, biden got the time period, the heroic act, the type of the metal, the military branch and the rank of the recipient wrong, as well as his own role in the ceremony. when asked about it, biden didnt get why this is even an issue. >> i was making a point how correspourageous these people a. now incredible they are. this generation of warriors, ...

Rank of the recipient wrong, as well as his own role in the ceremony. joining me is one of the reporters that broke the story. matt, good to see you. so your colleague at the "washington post" asked biden about your reporting and i want to get your reaction to bidens response. listen. >> i was making the point how courageous these people are, how incredible they are. this generation of warriors. these fallen angels weve lost. and so i dont know what the problem is. i mean, what is it that i said...

Vice president going in the middle of this. we can lose a vice president, we cant lose many more of these kids. not a joke and gods truth, my word as a biden. do not pin it on me, sir. please, sir, do not do that! he died! i was making a point to how courageous these people are, how incredible they are. this generation of warriors, these fallen angels weve lost. i do not know what the problem is. what is it that i said wrong? >> bret: there was a lot. "the washington post" had it this way, in th...

On him. >> reporter: and then, a moving moment as biden approached with the medal. >> its the gods truth, my word as a biden. he stood at attention, i went to pin him, said, "sir, i dont want the damn thing. do not pin it on me, sir, please, sir. do not do that. he died. he died." >> reporter: but "the washington post" dug into the story, and determined biden "got the time period, the location, the heroic act, the type of medal, the military branch and the rank of the recipient wrong, as well as...

Was actually a jumbled combination of three actual events. "the post" describes it this way, in the space of three minutes he got the type period, location of the heroic act, type of medal, military branch and rank of the recipient wrong, as well as his own role in the ceremony, end quote. the biden campaign today pushing back saying the notion the story was false is unfair and pointing me to the quotes to arm staff sergeant chad workman who tells "the washington post" in that article that his i...