Headline Roundup May 22, 2020
Biden Says Black Voters "Ain't Black" if Considering Trump Over Him
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Associated Press
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, had a testy exchange with a prominent black radio personality on Friday over Biden’s support among black voters and his choosing of a running mate.
Charlamagne Tha God pressed Biden on reports that he is considering Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is white, to be vice president and told him black voters “saved your political life in the primaries” and “have things they want from you.”
“I’m not acknowledging anybody who is being considered,” Biden said. “But I guarantee you there are multiple...
Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee and is beating Trump in the latest national polls.
This morning, the 77-year-old former vice president appeared on The Breakfast Club and made surprising comments about Black voters.
During a round of press interviews, Biden did a virtual one-on-one with Charlamagne of The Breakfast Club. As Biden’s rep was trying to close the interview, Charlamagne said, “You can't do that to Black media!”
Biden replied with, “I do that to white media and Black media because my wife has to go on at...

Townhall
During an interview with radio host Charlamagne Tha God, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if black voters don’t support him for president they aren’t really black.
The comment came after a staffer interrupted the conversation, trying to cut off the interview.
An irritated Biden then said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."
"It don't have nothing to do with Trump, it has to do with the fact -- I want something for my community,” the host...
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