During a speech in Iowa, democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden shockingly declared that “poor kids are just as bright and talented as white kids.'
According to Biden’s campaign, the former vice president “misspoke and immediately corrected himself,” claiming it was one, giant misunderstanding. They also slammed team Trump’s for sharing the video. “Joe Biden has spent his life fighting for civil rights and the dignity of all people.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, also fighting for the democratic presidential nomination, made a valid point about Biden’s blunder and what it means in the big picture of politics. “To quickly dismiss @JoeBiden’s words as a mere ‘slip of the tongue’ is as concerning as what he said,” de Blasio said on Twitter Friday, according to the. “We need to have a real conversation about the racism and sexism behind ‘electability.
This isn’t the first time Biden’s remarks have raised eyebrows in regards to racism. Back in 2007, when he was launching his bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, he made some questionable commentsabout then-Sen. Barack Obama. In it, he called the future President “the first mainstream African American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.”
He later on issued a statement apologizing. “I deeply regret any offense my remark in the New York Observer might have caused anyone. That was not my intent and I expressed that to Sen. Obama,” he said. Biden is currently ahead in the national and early state polling for the Democratic presidential nomination, with
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