Nets Tout Biden’s ‘Stark Contrast’ With Trump, ‘Promise’ to End Racism

Nicholas Fondacaro | June 2, 2020
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Completely ignoring his recent racist comment declaring “you ain’t black” if you’re African American and vote for President Trump, the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) praised former Vice President Joe Biden for providing a “stark” and “sharp” contrast to the President on the matter of George Floyd’s death.

“After staying close to home for months during the pandemic, today Joe Biden went to Philadelphia to address the anger over the deaths of George Floyd, and to blast President Trump for, in Biden's words, turning the country into a battlefield,” announced CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell on Tuesday.

CBS political correspondent Ed O’Keefe touted how Biden had “invoked the final words of George Floyd” while giving a speech. He then played a soundbite of the Vice President saying: “I can't breathe. I can't breathe.”

“Biden has spoken with Floyd's family and is making plans to attend his funeral, according to a family attorney. With the nation reeling over his death, Biden sees an opening,” he added, seemingly letting the cat out of the bag.

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