Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trump’s record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if was led by Black people.

The remarks, at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organisation in a critical swing state, pointed to an intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of November’s presidential election.

“Let me ask you,” Biden said during an address to an NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) dinner in Detroit. “What do you think he would have done on January 6 if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?”

There was a collective gasp and murmur in the cavernous convention centre, where an estimated 5,000 guests had gathered. The president insisted: “No, I’m serious. What do you think? I can only imagine.”

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    4 months ago

    Well… we know how the Biden regime acted when the capitol race riot was led by white supremacists, don’t we?

    And the answer is absolutely nothing - even when they killed some of their fellow blue-lives-matter fascist brethren - in stark contrast to the way the regime is acting against student protests against the ongoing genocide in Gaza.

    Good job outing yourself again, GJ - but at this stage it’s just mundane.

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      4 months ago

      EXACTLY! WHY didn’t Biden do anything on JANUARY 6TH? HMM? And WHY didn’t BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA DO ANYTHING ABOUT 9/11? Checkmate Lbitards!