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Joe Biden, former vice-president of the United States, has a history of speech and actions that have been viewed as racist or racially charged.
In the 1970's Biden was an "anti-bussing crusader", who admitted that “No issue has consumed more of my time and energies.”[1]. In 1975 he joined Jesse Helms, a segregationist senator to create an anti-busing amendment to that year’s education spending bill.[2]
In the 1990s, crime bill
In May 2020, Biden said in an interview that African Americans "ain't black" if they vote for President Donald Trump over him.[3]
See also
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References
- ^ "How Joe Biden Became the Democrats' Anti-Busing Crusader". New York Times. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "A Brief History of Joe Biden and School Busing". New York Times. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Biden: Black voters considering Trump 'ain't black'". BBC. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
Category:Race-related controversies in the United States Category:African-American-related controversies Category:Political controversies in the United States
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Andrew Stein, a Democrat[1] and former president of the New York City Council, stated that he had "known him since 1973 and have never seen any indication or any form of racism. In fact, quite the contrary."[2]
- ^ "Democrats struggle to find a message". BBC. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Donald Trump's no racist, as past acts and presidential record prove". thehill.com. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.