Former Vice President Joe Biden apologized for his comments about working with segregationist senators on the issue of busing in the 1970s.
It has put Harris and other Democrats in the awkward position of having to clarify their own views on the sensitive issue. And it stirred political tensions within a crucial constituency that Biden’s rivals are trying to draw from him — African American voters.
Biden’s apology for the comments he made at a fundraiser about working with segregationist senators stood in sharp contrast to his defiant response after he was criticized for it by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, another black 2020 rival. It was an unusual break for a politician who rarely apologizes. Under fire early this year for a hands-on campaign style that offended some women, he did not apologize but said he would try to adjust to what he called changing “social norms.
Asked initially whether he would apologize over his remark that the segregationists called him “son,” but not “boy,” Biden said: “Apologize for what? Cory should apologize. He knows better.” Biden’s apology Saturday did not directly extend to his position on busing, but he shifted focus to his proposals to address root causes of segregation like housing discrimination and educational inequities.
He also noted, “America in 2019 is a very very different place than the 1970s, and that’s a good thing. I’ve witnessed an incredible amount of change in this nation and I’ve worked to make that change happen. And yes, I’ve changed also.”
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