Joe Biden quoted a “Chinese proverb” on the campaign trail yesterday, saying “women hold up half the sky”:
Biden, who often quotes his family members and Irish poets, today quoted a Chinese proverb: “Women hold up half the sky.”
“We’ve got to get real economic relief into women’s hands now,” Biden said, via pooler @IsaacDovere, adding that he agreed with the term “she-cession”
— Matt Viser (@mviser) July 13, 2020
“Women hold up half the sky,” however, was first said by Mao Zedong and is not a “Chinese proverb”
Apparently Mao Zedong thoughts is now “Chinese proverb”. https://t.co/wiQKmGSbRC
— Zishi Zhang 张子实 (@Zishi_Zhang) July 13, 2020
Make Mao Great Again?
Joe Biden cited a quote tonight made famous by Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong. https://t.co/6dC2q5Y6nz
— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) July 14, 2020
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