Posted on 08/07/2020 6:26:56 AM PDT by sevinufnine
Joe Biden on Thursday attempted to 'clarify' his comments suggesting the Latino American community is more diverse than African Americans.
The presumed Democratic nominee wrote on Twitter: 'Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify. In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all.'
In an interview with NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro had asked Biden if he would stop Cubans from being deported if he became president. It sent Biden into a confusing comment about race in America.
"And by the way, what you all know, but most people don't know, unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community, with incredibly different attitudes about different things", Biden said, receiving a slew of backlash for his wording.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
'My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future.'
Donald Trump criticized his rival for 'totally disparaging' black people in the slip-up.
'Wow! Joe Biden just lost the entire African American community. What a 'dumb' thing to say!' Trump tweeted along with a link to a right-wing news website with coverage of the gaffe.
Before departing from the White House for a trip to Ohio Thursday, Trump ripped into Biden for the comments, which were aired Thursday during a pre-recorded interview with the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
'I just watched the clip, and Joe Biden, this morning, totally disparaged and insulted the black community,' Trump told reporters gathered on the South Lawn.
'What he said is incredible,' the president continued. 'And I don't know what's going on with him, but it's a very insulting statement he made.'
Biden is heads and shoulders above the president when it comes to popularity among the black community, with almost every poll on the matter showing the presumed Democratic nominee ahead by several dozen percentage points.
During that same interview, Biden stunned Garcia-Navarro’s co-interviewer CBS News’ Errol Barnett when he made the comment ‘Are you a junkie?’
The remarks came after the former vice president said he would not take a cognitive test despite goading from Trump that his Democratic rival wouldn’t be able to beat his score.
‘Mr. Vice President, your opponent in this election, President Trump, has made your mental state a campaign topic,’ Barnett posed. ‘Have you taken a cognitive test?’
‘No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test?’ Biden said to Barnett during the interview, which aired in full Thursday, but clips were released Wednesday.
All Joe cares about is how they vote.
“I didn’t mean what I said”
OK...
Just because they vote 98% Dem doesn’t mean they are monolithic. If you don’t support the DNC you are an Uncle Tom.
If it was on Twitter Joe didn’t apologize. His staff did.
If he cared about Blacks he would be against the Dem cities keeping the schools closed and hurting young Black students.
Uh-oh.. d;^)
“If it was on Twitter Joe didn’t apologize. His staff did.”
Well, that would explain the use of the word monolith. No way Joe knows that word!
Here comes Biden’s apology:
” ‘I don’t feel no ways tired. I come too far from where I started from. Nobody told me that the road would be easy. I don’t believe He brought me this far,’ drawled presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton, mimicking black voice to a black audience, at the First Baptist Church
I would love to hear slo Joe try that speech.
#NOJOE is an idiot.
In no way did I say what I said
He didn’t mean anything. He doesn’t know what he meant.
Using the term African American Community is proof that he considers blacks to be monolithic
Black community is a fictitious political construct to create the illusion of black unity, black monolicity.
Who are you going to believe me or your lying ears?
Defund Chain-Wielding Lifeguards!
Thats great. But he is still going to let the kids rub the hair on his legs.
My ears :)
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