Ġ0:14 – 00:23 “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. “I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy,” Biden said, “I shouldn’t have been so cavalier.” here.
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Biden then said: “You’ve got more questions? Well, I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”īiden apologized soon after during a call with the U.S. The moment ( bit.ly/3iiZMRW ) captures Biden replying to Charlamagne, who had said he had more questions for Biden ahead of the election ( bit.ly/2YP0rmr ). On May 21, 2020, Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black” to The Breakfast Club co-host Charlamagne tha God in a broadcast interview. No, I really mean, but think how think about it.”Īfter the gaffe received widespread criticism, a spokesperson for Biden said he “misspoke and immediately corrected himself” and that he was defending that “all children deserve a fair shot” ( here ).Ġ0:09- 00:14 “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t Black” - True Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids - wealthy kids, Black kids, Asian kids. We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. We should challenge students in these schools to have advanced placement programs in these schools.
The full footage ( here ) shows that after this remark, Biden quickly continued to add “wealthy kids, Black kids, Asian kids” to his sentence.īiden’s full quote reads: “We should challenge these students. Biden was speaking about education and the need to challenge students equally in the U.S.
This clip shows Joe Biden during a town hall in Iowa organized by the Asian & Latino Coalition on August 8, 2019. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights (AAG-CR), dismissed “clear evidence of intent to discriminate against black folks.” ( cs.pn/3g8NlX4 ,minute 18:15)Ġ0:06 - 00:09 “Poor kids are just as bright and talented as white kids” - True
He quotes the words allegedly used by a white legislator who opposed to the Louisiana redistricting plan in 1981.ĭuring the two-day hearing, Biden often referred to the Louisiana redistricting case, which was criticized for being biased against Blacks, to argue against Reynolds’s nomination ( here ).īiden mentioned this quote at least twice during the hearing ( bit.ly/38kHeMo ), with the intent to show that Reynolds, then U.S. Biden is reading a confidential staff memorandum at William Reynolds’ nomination for becoming Associate Attorney General on J(see memo on page 440, bit.ly/3gemWqR ). The full footage is visible here ( cs.pn/2NIvJ8c ,exact moment at 17:14). This clip has been misleadingly cropped to appear like Biden’s comments reflect his own opinions. Cuddy then posted the video compilation on his Instagram account ( here ).Ġ0:00 – 00:04 Racist comments toward a Black mayor - False, missing context The videos were originally posted as separate clips on TikTok by user ( bit.ly/3eT1R4X ). The video has been shared multiple times on Facebook ( here, here ) and Instagram ( here, here ).