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African American figures slam Biden on 'you ain't black' comments

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Former Vice President Joe Biden came under scrutiny from both ends of the political spectrum Friday for saying that if you support President Trump “then you…
Former Vice President Joe Biden came under scrutiny from both ends of the political spectrum Friday for saying that if you support President Trump “then you ain’t black.”
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee made the remark to host Charlamagne Tha God on the popular radio show “The Breakfast Club” earlier in the day.
Katrina Pierson, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign and leader of its Black Voices for Trump group, was one of the first to weigh in.
“White liberal elitists have continuously dictated which black Americans are allowed to come to the table and have a voice,” she said.
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only black Republican in the Senate, noted that 1.3 million black people voted for Trump in the 2016 general election.
“This morning, Joe Biden told every single one of us we ‘ain’t black,’ ” Scott tweeted. “I’d say I’m surprised, 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.

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