*Joe Biden has clarified the controversial remarks he made Thursday about Black voters not being diverse.
The jaw-dropping moment occurred Wednesday, during a video interview hosted by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists. At one point, Biden suggested that the Black Americans lack diversity when compared to the Latin community.
“And by the way, what you all know, but most people don’t know, unlike the African American community, with notable exceptions, the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community with incredibly different attitudes about different things,” said the former vice president. “You go to Florida, you find a very different attitude about immigration in certain places than you do when you’re in Arizona, so it’s a very diverse community.”
President Trump wasted no time criticizing Biden’s suggestion that the Blacks are monolithic.
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Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify. In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
“Joe Biden this morning totally disparaged and insulted the Black community,” Trump told reporters outside White House. “What he said is incredible, and I don’t know what’s going on with him, but it was a very insulting statement he made … It was a great insult to the Black community.”
Symone Sanders, a senior adviser for the Biden campaign, responded to the criticism in a statement to ABC News.
“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,” she said. “The video that is circulating is conveniently cut to make this about racial diversity but that’s not the case.”
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.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
Biden made similar comments Thursday while speaking at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials virtual conference.
“We can build a new administration that reflects the full diversity of our nation. The full diversity of the Latino communities,” Biden said. “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.”
My commitment to you is this: I will always listen, I will never stop fighting for the African American community and I will never stop fighting for a more equitable future.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 7, 2020
Biden later took to Twitter to clarify his remarks, writing, “In no way did I mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith—not by identity, not on issues, not at all.”
In a follow up tweet he said, “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.”
On Twitter, Trump responded, “After yesterday’s statement, Sleepy Joe Biden is no longer worthy of the Black Vote!” To which one follower replied, “bro you called Black Lives Matter a terrorist organization… and yet you enjoy a whopping 7% approval rating in the black community.”
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Did Biden really just say this!! ?
“Unlike the African-American community… the Latino community is an incredibly diverse community.” pic.twitter.com/dpCHZvCLjE
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) August 6, 2020
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