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Democratic VP contender Demings slams Trump 'gall' over Biden black voters gaffe
The Guardian ^ | 5/24/20 | Martin Pengelly

Posted on 05/25/2020 1:41:29 AM PDT by Libloather

Val Demings, a Democratic representative from Florida among contenders to be Joe Biden’s presidential running mate, has castigated Donald Trump for having the “gall and nerve” to use a gaffe by Biden as a weapon on the campaign trail.

Biden apologised on Friday, for saying that if African Americans “have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black”.

The remark prompted gleeful tweets from Trump, fierce attacks from supporters of the president and criticism from Biden’s own backers.

“The vice-president shouldn’t have said it,” Demings told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday.

“But I really think the gall and the nerve of President Trump to try to use this in his campaign, he who has since day one done everything in his power, supported by his enablers, to divide this country, particularly along racial lines …

“Look, let’s talk about race because we definitely need to, we see it in housing, we see it in voting rights, we see it in healthcare, we see it in education. Mr President, let’s do have a serious conversation about race in America and how about working for all people that you are supposed to represent, not just the privileged few.”

It was the kind of fiery defence Biden would expect from someone talked about as a possible running mate.

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KEYWORDS: auntdemingsmima; biden; black; blexit; damagecontrol; demings; democrats; plantationjoe; undergroundrailroad; walkaway
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To: Libloather

Thought it was satire at first, but nope, just regular old democrat stupidity.


21 posted on 05/25/2020 5:36:07 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Follow your Inner Trump)
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To: Libloather

Val Who ?


22 posted on 05/25/2020 6:24:56 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Libloather
“The vice-president shouldn’t have said it,” Demings told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. “But... I'm a black democrat and I would vote for any degenerate as long as they are a democrat."
23 posted on 05/25/2020 6:47:14 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Libloather

“...gall and nerve” to use a gaffe by Biden...”


A gaffe? Biden didn’t misspeak or make a mistake. His response was exactly like Hillary’s “Why aren’t I 50 points ahead?” statement—he honestly believes that anyone who ‘really’ black will, of course, vote for him. It only resulted in Biden’s apology because it made him look likes he takes black votes for granted, which, of course he does.

Yes, and how dare Trump ask black voters “What have you got to lose by voting for me?”


24 posted on 05/25/2020 7:56:55 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Libloather

Val Demings?

VP contender?

Melanin? Check.

Chromosomes XX? Access denied.

From a large state? Check.

Next!


25 posted on 05/25/2020 8:34:01 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: Libloather

Aunt Demingsmima weighs in for Massa DNC...


26 posted on 05/25/2020 9:51:30 AM PDT by kiryandil (Chris Wallace: Because someone has to drive the Clown Car)
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To: MarDav

Was thinking the left’s “lectures” are more like sitting inside a small conference room where the audience is intimidated into silence because the left rants and raves their own racism through a bullhorn turned to maximum volume. That is their idea of how a “conversation” about race should take place.


27 posted on 05/25/2020 11:28:21 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: Libloather

Val who? A big nobody.


28 posted on 05/25/2020 11:29:01 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: Libloather

yeah, val, keep drawing attention to biden’s “you ain’t black” that the dying lying leftist fake stream enemedia has been desperately pretending like didn’t happen ...


29 posted on 05/25/2020 12:53:34 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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