UPDATE: Joe Biden apologizes for his remarks during an interview with The Breakfast Club's Charlamagne tha God on Friday: “I shouldn't have been so cavalier in responding.'
The interview, which was taped Thursday and broadcast Friday, was halted by a campaign staffer after the radio host asked Biden whether he would commit to choosing a black running mate in reward for the strong support black Americans had given him throughout his career.
, but has not said she would have to be black. He has committed to nominating an African American woman to the Supreme Court.The comments made at the end of the Breakfast Club interview were in jest, but let’s be clear about what the VP was saying: he was making the distinction that he would put his record with the African American community up against Trump’s any day. Period.
The former vice president stressed he will win the African American vote and is committed to reforming the crime bill byCharlamagne told Biden that his skepticism about Biden's criminal justice record has"nothing to do with Trump," but everything to do with his personal urge to help his community overcome deep racial disparities.
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