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Biden Said That 10 to 15% of Americans Are “Not Very Good People.”
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1:12Now PlayingPresumed Democratic nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that 10 to 15% of Americans are “not very good people.”
The remarks came when he was taking part in an online forum with black supporters, moderated by the actor Don Cheadle, that discussed racial relations in the aftermath of the death in police custody of George Floyd, an African American in Minneapolis.
The former vice president said that President Donald Trump has been a divisive leader who brings out the worst in people, and that “the vast majority” of Americans are decent and want to make the country a better place.
But, he added, “there are probably anywhere from 10 to 15% of the people out there that are just not very good people.”
Biden’s remarks echoed a widely criticized comment by Hillary Clinton in 2016 that half of Trump’s supporters were a “basket of deplorables” who were “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic -- you name it.” Those remarks dogged her during the campaign and were made into a frequent talking point by Trump’s campaign.
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