Biden apologizes for segregationists remarks, defends broader civil rights record
Joe Biden apologized Saturday for his remarks about working with segregationists during his time in the Senate, but again stopped short of saying that it was wrong to work with them amid a defense of his broader civil rights record.
Biden's prefaced his apology by saying that the Senate "was full of segregationists" at that time and he did not believe he was wrong to work with "those who we find repugnant to make our system of government work for all of us." By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.Biden also pushed back at critics who have been picking at his long tenure in the Senate, saying they are ignoring his record as vice president and invoking former President Barack Obama’s vetting of him as testament to his civil rights record.
Biden continued: "They don’t want to talk much about my time as vice president. It was the honor of a lifetime to serve with a man who was a great president, an historic figure, and most important to me – a friend. I was vetted by him and selected by him. I will take his judgment of my record, my character, and my ability to handle the job over anyone else’s.”
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