Here’s why black Americans were mad at Biden’s comment — even if they’d say the same thing themselves
Posted on AllSides May 28th, 2020
From The Left
ANALYSIS
On May 22, in a cringe-worthy exchange with Charlamagne tha God on the popular radio show “The Breakfast Club,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you are for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”
Advisers from the Biden campaign attempted to walk back the comment, suggesting it was made in jest. Biden apologized.
Biden’s comments reflect a common misunderstanding within both political parties about the role that white Americans play in maintaining black support for the Democratic Party. In the book...
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