Not everybody in the community—in the Hispanic and African American community, particularly in rural areas that are distant and/or inner city districts—know how to get online to determine how to get in line for that Covid vaccination at the Walgreens or at the particular store," the president said
The remark came during a CNN town hall where Biden was asked about racial disparities and Covid-19.
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Isn't that a racist comment?
No I don't think it's racist. I think that might be his opinion, and if so only proves he is out of touch with the masses, especially non-whites. There are too many things being called racist and imo it should stop. If a black guy is a dumb ass, then he is, if a white guy is stupid then he is, it's not racist.
Well some people that are in the business of telling us the news think that:
Joe Biden Makes the Most ‘Racist’ Statement of His Presidency at CNN’s Town Hall
Joe Biden made the most racially condescending statement of his presidency at CNN’s town hall on Tuesday. The president was asked about racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine treatment and he directly implied that many minorities “don’t know how to use, don’t know how to get online.” This is...
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“Not everybody in the community, in the Hispanic and the African-American community, particularly in rural areas that are distant and/or inner city districts know how to use — know how to get online to determine how to get in line for that COVID vaccination at the Walgreen’s or at the particular store.”
The remark is eliciting
blowback on social media due to its liberal ‘
soft bigotry of low expectations‘ tone. This is the initial question that prompted the president’s response:
It should be noted this is a practice that would never have happened under the Trump administration, where even statements
condemning white supremacists are misremembered as Donald Trump’s “fine people” moment because they were weaponized into
misleading narratives to vilify the president.