2020 candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) told reporters on Sunday that she doesn’t regret hitting Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden over his record on race.
Harris said the tense exchange was about “sharing a personal experience” and explaining why Biden’s nostalgic comments about getting along with segregationists was hurtful to her.
“It may make people uncomfortable to speak the truth about the history of our country, but we must speak the truth,” the California senator said. “And we must agree that there not only is fact that is the basis for these truths, but that we should recommit ourselves to also agreeing that these things should never happen again.”
During the first round of the Democratic debates on Thursday, Harris confronted Biden about not only his remarks about segregationists, but also his history of opposing busing while serving in Congress.
Harris told the former vice president that as a young black girl, she was integrated at her public school through busing.
Biden denied that he opposed “voluntary busing,” but his voting record shows that the former Delaware senator pushed several anti-busing measures while in office.
Watch Harris below:
Harris on her tense exchange with Biden: “It may make people uncomfortable to speak the truth about the history of our country, but we must speak the truth” pic.twitter.com/vAquInjcTY
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This is unacceptable…
There is too little on this site I can see which portrays other parts of government in even an imaginary posture of checking this Orange Baboon in the WH.
Everything I see today portrays his complete dominance. Even his stupid actions suggest impunity. And resultant dominance
On the other hand, we have the old standby, "Democrats in Disarray’
She is using 2019 ‘standards’ to attack 1990’s (and before) votes. She’s like the teenager screaming about all the things her parents didn’t DO while never acknowledging the history, the events, the people involved with the decisions that were made. It’s not like I’m stuck on Biden although I have been accused of it on this forum. It’s that I don’t like playing ‘Survivor’ to get to the nomination. She’s leaving a bad taste in my mouth.
Politics is a blood sport and it’s about time some Democrats drew blood. Harris is not my first choice, but with Biden absolutely refusing to apologize and take responsibility - like Pete did right after with his comment about his inability to help the situation in South Bend - then more power to her. What is it with these old guys and refusing to admit they made a goddamn mistake??? For me, the fact that Clarence Thomas has defiled the Court thanks to Biden is way worse than busing and again, he has nothing to say.
Biden is not a serious candidate. All of his previous runs have proven this. The sooner he gets knocked out the better. He’s one of the few dems running I am certain Trump would beat, regardless of polling over a year out.
What she says she found “hurtful” was the set of comments Biden made in the last month or so.