Joe Biden Says ‘Poor Kids’ Just As Bright As ‘White Kids’ In Iowa Speech
Posted on AllSides August 9th, 2019
From The Left
The 2020 presidential hopeful made the confusing mix-up at a town hall just hours after saying he chose “truth over facts” at another campaign speech.
Accident-prone Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden quickly launched into damage control on Thursday after he told the audience at a town hall in Des Moines, Iowa, that “poor kids are just as bright, just as talented, as white kids.”
He quickly added: “wealthy kids, black kids, Asian kids, no I really mean it, but think how we think about it.”
Biden made the blunder while...