Sen. Tim Scott Fires Back after Biden Says You 'Ain't Black' if You Vote for Trump

Tré Goins-Phillips : May 22, 2020
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"I've lived under 12 presidential administrations. I was born during Eisenhower's administration. This president has been the most pro-black president in my lifetime. When I say 'pro,' I'm saying 'pro' as in proactive. He's been proactive rather than reactive to issues concerning minorities, underserved, and disadvantaged communities than any other president in my lifetime." -Pastor Darrell Scott via The Washington Examiner

[Faithwire.com] Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday voters "ain't black" if they cast their ballots for President Donald Trump. Republican Sen. Tim Scott, the first African-American senator from South Carolina, had a few words for the former vice president. (Image: AP Photo-Andrew Harnik /via Faithwire)

Biden made the comments during an appearance on "The Breakfast Club" radio show with host "Charlamagne tha god."

"Well, I tell you, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or for Trump, then you ain't black," he told Charlamagne after the host pressured him to choose a black woman as his running mate because "black people saved your political life in the primaries this year" and "have things they want from you."

In response, Scott pointed out 1.3 million black Americans voted for Trump in 2016. Biden, he continued, "told every single one of us we 'ain't black.'"

"I'd say I'm surprised," he continued, "but it's sadly par for the course for Democrats to take the black community for granted and brow beat those that don't agree"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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