Joe Biden says he's 'witnessed the diversity of thought, background, and sentiment within the African American community' throughout his career
“In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith — not by identity, not on issues, not at all,” Biden wrote on Twitter. “Throughout my career I've witnessed the diversity of thought, background, and sentiment within the African American community. It's this diversity that makes our workplaces, communities, and country a better place.”
A senior campaign advisor for Biden said the video circulating on social media documenting the remark didn’t provide the full context."If you look at the full video and transcript, it’s clear that Vice President Biden was referring to diversity of attitudes among Latinos from different Latin American countries," Symone Sanders said in a statement to Politico. "The video that is circulating is conveniently cut to make this about racial diversity but that’s not the case.
But Biden seemed to double down on the statement at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials virtual conference, which took place the day after the NABJ/NAHJ interview. "We can build a new administration that reflects the full diversity of our nation. The full diversity of the Latino communities,". "Now when I mean full diversity, unlike African American community, many other communities, you're from everywhere. From Europe, from the tip of South America, all the way to our border and Mexico and in the Caribbean. And different backgrounds. Different ethnicities. But, all Latinos.
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