Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trump’s record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if was led by Black people.

The remarks, at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organisation in a critical swing state, pointed to an intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of November’s presidential election.

“Let me ask you,” Biden said during an address to an NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) dinner in Detroit. “What do you think he would have done on January 6 if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?”

There was a collective gasp and murmur in the cavernous convention centre, where an estimated 5,000 guests had gathered. The president insisted: “No, I’m serious. What do you think? I can only imagine.”

  • @Strykker@programming.dev
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    16 months ago

    Someone needs to beat this into your skull, in the current us voting system not voting for Biden is the same as voting for Trump.

    Which one do you want to win? Neither are great, but Trump will lead to the complete annihilation of Palestinians in Gaza.

    • @Count042@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      Someone needs to beat into your skull some reading comprehension.

      Nothing you’ve said has any bearing on what I said.

      You’re arguing in an empty room against yourself.

      Read better.