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The #BBC reached out to the White House to get clarification on #Biden 's comments on beheaded children

A WH official has since told the BBC that Biden did not see such images, rowing back from the president's comments.

"He was referring to the reports from #Israel, " the official said.

It thrust the president into the middle of the debate over the veracity of the claim and distracted somewhat from the focus of Mr Biden’s message – that he condemned the attack