'Vice President Biden's relationships with proud segregationists are not the model for how we make America a safer and more inclusive place for black people, and for everyone,' said Senator Cory
Former Vice President Joe Biden is under fire from progressive groups and his fellow 2020 Democratic candidates after invoking two segregationist lawmakers when recalling an era of"civility" in the Senate.
"I was in a caucus with James O. Eastland. He never called me 'boy,' he always called me 'son,'" Biden reminisced."Well guess what? At least there was some civility. We got things done. We didn't agree on much of anything. We got things done." Biden's comments, an extension of the bipartisanship pitch he's made on the campaign trail for the past several weeks, were a step too far for fellow 2020 Democrats and activists.
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