Republican presidential nominee Nikki Haley attacked President Biden on Monday for his history of racially insensitive comments – while accusing the media of throwing a “week-long tantrum” over his civil war last month.
Biden’s attack came as the president visited Haley’s home state of South Carolina to give a speech at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, where nine black members were killed by white supremacist Dylann Roof in June 2015.
South Carolina is scheduled to host the first Democratic primary sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee on February 3, and Biden is hoping to get a good turnout from the state’s black voters, just as he did in 2020.
“Before the media labels Biden’s politicized racist remarks, they should look at his long and controversial record,” said Haley’s communications director, Nachama Soloveichik. “If a Republican made the same comment, the media would lose their minds. It’s time to hold Joe Biden to the same standard.”
An accompanying statement and video released by Haley’s campaign cited Biden’s 1970s opposition to court-ordered busing, as well as more recent comments such as his description of Sen. Barack Obama as “the first mainstream African American who was articulate and bright and clean and a good-looking guy” in 2007.
President Biden speaks at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina on January 8, 2024. AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough White supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine Charleston church members in 2015. AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough Biden shakes hands with Rep. Jim Clyburn after speaking at Mother Emanuel AME church. AFP via Getty Images
Other incidents include Biden saying “you can’t go to 7-11 or Dunkin Donuts unless you have a little bit of an Indian accent” in 2006 and declaring that “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids” while the presidential candidate in 2019.
“The media has been throwing a tantrum all week because Nikki Haley failed to mention slavery when asked questions about the Civil War even though she was quick to admit the mistake,” the campaign said in a statement.
“The media, however, completely ignores Joe Biden’s history of extolling segregation, degrading dignity [b]lack of people, lied about his participation in the Civil Rights movement, and perpetuated negative racial stereotypes,” the campaign continued.
Republican presidential nominee Nikki Haley blasted Biden for his “long and controversial record” of racially insensitive comments before his speech. Michelle Gutierrez/The Des Moines Register via AP Then-Sen. Joe Biden took several actions in the 1970s that prioritized segregation in schools and buses. Bettmann Archives
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), a former 2024 presidential candidate, said in a separate video statement that Biden had come to Charleston “to stoke fear because his numbers are down among all minority groups.”
“People of color, Americans across the country, are losing confidence in this president because of the uncertain economy,” said Scott, who demanded the president promote policies that “unite this country, not divide it.”
In his speech, Biden referenced Haley’s mistake, though he did not mention the former Palmetto State governor by name.
“Let me explain, for those who don’t seem to know,” he said. “Slavery was the cause of the Civil War. There is no negotiation about that.”
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