A defiant Joe Biden on Wednesday refused to apologize for citing two Southern segregationist senators as people with whom he had major disagreements but still “got things done” with in the U.S. Senate.
Several of Biden’s 2020 Democratic opponents, including Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris, who are both African American, have criticized his remarks.
Asked by reporters on Wednesday night whether he should apologize, Biden replied: “Apologize for what?” He also said Booker should apologize, saying, “He knows better.”The former vice president added: “I’ve not a racist bone in my body. I’ve been involved in civil rights my whole career. Period, period, period.”
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