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Rep. Val Demings (D., Fla.), a leading contender for Joe Biden's vice presidential pick, said Biden "shouldn't have said" his comment about black voters needing to support him over President Donald Trump. "We know we have some serious issues that we're dealing with in this country. If we're going to be able to address them effectively, then we have to hold everybody accountable, even those that we do support," Demings said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union.

CNN is being accused of inadequately covering former Vice President Joe Biden’s comment Friday that black people who have questions about supporting him "ain’t black.” “I tell you if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden said during an interview with Charlamagne tha God on Friday . . . "Fascinating to watch how the left-leaning cable networks have covered Biden’s 'you ain’t black' comment. MSNBC has discussed it nearly every hour [...] CNN hasn’t mentioned it once," former CNN digital producer Steve Krakauer said. . . . "It’s been over...

The Breakfast Show host Charlamagne tha God, whose real name is Lenard Larry McKelvey, said elevating Klobuchar onto the Democratic presidential ticket would be akin to committing political "suicide." McKelvey found himself in the middle of a viral moment yesterday when Biden told him that black people "ain't black" if they vote for Trump. . . . especially at this moment, after the comments that he made ... He would be a fool not to put a black woman as his running mate."

On Friday, Joe Biden ended an interview with “The Breakfast Club” by saying “you got more questions, but I’ll tell you if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.” The Biden campaign attempted to spin the comment (with help from the media of course) before Joe ended up apologizing. Washington Post opinion writer Paul Waldman writes that Biden’s comment “made his allies cringe and gave his opponents the opportunity for fake outrage.” But fortunately, nobody is expected to have to think for themselves when it comes to this issue: Some thoughts...

Between the three evening newscasts, there was 187 seconds of coverage, or about a minute each. ABC and CBS turned to political reporters, but NBC anchor Lester Holt dismissed the whole thing in 21 seconds. . . . ABC and CBS both “balanced” Biden’s gaffe with bad news for Trump. ABC’s Mary Bruce ran down a list of Trump’s apparently racist statements, and CBS’s Ed O’Keefe dragged out their polling showing Biden was winning black voters by a score of 90 percent to three percent.

During an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, the Texas Democrat pushed back on the claim that Biden made a major gaffe when he told The Breakfast Club host Charlamagne Tha God on Friday morning that "if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black." "That was not what the vice president said in terms of those words, and if we had listened to the earlier conversation, we would know that the vice president wants to put his record forward. He knows that everyone has their own historical, moral standing on...

In a call with Black business leaders, @JoeBiden apologizes for his AM comments to @cthagod: " “I should not have been so cavalier. I've never, never, ever taken the African American community for granted." . . . @TimMurtaugh on Biden apology: “Joe Biden made the mistake today of saying what he really thinks and it showed his arrogance and sense of entitlement. No wonder his handlers rarely let him go out without a script.”

“Because they are trying to find out whether or not there is any impact on the use of marijuana, not in leading you to other drugs, but what it effects—does it effect long-term development of the brain,” said Biden. “And we should wait ‘til the studies are done. I think science matters.” Charlamagne responded: “I think we got, I think we got decades and decades of studies from actual weed smokers." “Yeah, I do,” said Biden. “I know a lot of weed smokers.”

Joe Biden really stepped in it this morning during his interview with ‘The Breakfast Club’ where the presumed Democratic presidential nominee said if there is any black person who doesn’t know if they will vote for Trump or Biden they ‘ain’t black.’ . . . WTF…because I don't support your failed policies. Things like the 94 crime bill, Obamacare and others "I ain't black" based on @JoeBiden's words. That is basically saying the Dem party owns me because of skin color. I wonder if Rep. Wexton feels the same way. #VA10 https://t.co/CC2jRHrwvh — Jeffery A Dove Jr.