Posted on 05/29/2020 11:44:06 PM PDT by knighthawk
Joe Biden says "The Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne tha God was "baiting" him leading up to his controversial "you ain't black" remark during their interview last week.
The presumptive Democratic nominee was pressed Friday by CNN anchor Don Lemon on what kind of "leader" he would be as president for black Americans in the wake of his May 22 comment and, this week, his sentimental response to the tragic death of Minneapolis man George Floyd.
"The leader I've always been," Biden told Lemon. "I apologized immediately for responding to Charlamagne, who was baiting me, and if you looked at that film, you can see that I was smiling at him. I was referring to him, I wasn't referring to all African-Americans, but I should have never said it."
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It may have been one of his trademark hotheaded responses, but Joe intended it as a "remember your place" sort of parting shot - which is exactly what the black community heard. They're not going to buy this belated "explanation" because Biden's words apply broadly.
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