Joe Biden Says Donald Trump Is America’s First ‘Racist’ President
On Wednesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden called Donald Trump the country’s first racist to be elected to the White House.
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Biden made those blunt comments while speaking during a virtual town hall organized by the Service Employees International Union. It came in response to a health-care worker who expressed concern that Trump continues to blame Asians for the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden noted that Trump frequently refers to the pandemic as the “China virus,” saying, “the way he deals with people based on the color of their skin, their national origin, where they’re from, is absolutely sickening.” He added that “No sitting president has ever done this,” Biden said. “Never, never, never. No Republican president has done this. No Democratic president. We’ve had racists, and they’ve existed, they’ve tried to get elected president. He’s the first one that has,” The Guardian quotes.
The 77-year-old went on to condemn Trump’s comments he made regarding the pandemic. Biden also suggested that Trump was using race “as a wedge” to distract from his mishandling of the pandemic.
“And the way he pits people against one another is all designed to divide the country, divide people, not pull them together,” Biden continued. “Look what he’s doing now. He’s blaming everything on China. . . . He’s using it as a wedge.”
As many are aware, this is is not the first time Biden has suggested Trump’s actions were racist. However, Biden has promised that, if he is elected, he will begin addressing institutional racism within his first 100 days of office.
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