The claim:
Joe Biden says John McCain said that on “the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.”
The explanation:
The quote comes from a 2005 McCain appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” in which host Tim Russert asked the senator about an article that explored how McCain differed from Bush on many issues.
“The fact is,” Russert said, “you are different than George Bush.”
“No. No,” McCain replied. “The fact is that I’m different, but the fact is that I have agreed with President Bush far more than I have disagreed. And on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I’ve been totally in agreement and support of President Bush.”
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