On Thursday, President Biden made the outlandish claim that the country is more divided now than at any other point since the Civil War.

Fox News reports:

“The third reason I was running [for president] was to unify the country. Well, folks, it’s never been as divided as it is today, never been as divided as it is today since the Civil War,” Biden said in remarks in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he was pushing residents to get vaccinated. “And folks, it’s such a waste of talent. It’s such a waste of time. And the rest of the world is looking at us. The rest of the world is wondering, can we really lead the world again?

He then invoked the presidency of the predecessor.

“The last four years have been devastating to our leadership around the world,” Biden said.

Biden urged young people, in particular, to get vaccinated, warning of the fast-spreading Delta variant of the conronavirus. “I call for June to be the month of action to get folks vaccinated so we can all enjoy the Fourth of July with our independence from the virus.”

The White House had a goal of 70% of American adults to have at least one shot of the Coronavirus vaccine by Independence Day, a goal it seems Biden will not meet.