Twitter gathered round this weekend for a story from former Vice President Joe Biden about a gang leader named "Corn Pop." Biden, the Democratic frontrunner candidate for president, has told a story from his days of lifeguarding at a black pool in 1962 multiple times, but it resurfaced on social media after an analysis from senior writer Michael Harriot went viral. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Biden Aquatic Center in Wilmington, Delaware. The pool in question now bears Biden's name, as the Joseph R.A video from 2017 circulated of Biden sharing his tale, which involved him facing off against a straight-razor-wielding Corn Pop while Biden armed himself with a length of chain cut from the pool's deep end.Parts of the story were also corroborated by the former head of the NAACP.He also found a newspaper clipping describing the "Romans" gang Biden name-dropped in his anecdote.
"Corn Pop" Morris' obituary, proving his existence. After "Corn Pop" trended on Twitter, a CNN reporter found William L.Biden's story resurfaced on Twitter over the weekend after a skeptical analysis of whether it actually happened tweeted out by senior writer Michael Harriot went viral.Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden has a story he's repeated a few times about a run-in with a gang leader named "Corn Pop" while he worked as a lifeguard at a black pool in 1962.
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