Biden says Republicans in Congress are worse than former segregationist senator

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President Joe Biden called out Republicans in Congress as “the party of chaos and division” and said they are “worse” than Strom Thurmond, a former South Carolina senator who ran for president as a segregationist in 1948.

“I’ve been a senator since ‘72. I’ve served with real racists. I’ve served with Strom Thurmond. I’ve served with all these guys that have set terrible records on race. But guess what? These guys are worse. These guys do not believe in basic democratic principles,” Biden said at a fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday, according to the pool traveling with him. “Time and again Republicans show they are the party of chaos and division.”

Biden’s comments come as Republicans in Congress are holding still a foreign aid package that would send aid to Ukraine and Israel. The $95.3 billion foreign aid bill, which was passed by the Senate last week, still faces a showdown in the House as House Speaker Mike Johnson has told his House Republican Conference members that he is not rushing to respond to the bill.

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It's really hard to believe that this is a statement they wanted to put out there.

  1. Reminds people that he's really old and has been in government longer than most people have been alive.
  2. Reminds people he was friends with those real racists.
  3. Reminds people of his long history and own troubling past with racist politics.
  4. Compares modern Republicans unfavorably to old racists, but not in that they're more racist, but that they don't believe in democracy. Maybe, if forced, people could come to the same conclusion about which of those things is worse, but it's just not a great look to compare racism as being the not-as-bad thing.

This has to be one of those statements that strikes these egotistical old men and makes them think "I'm brilliant, no need to second guess, just say it" while their aide just looks on horrified.

Yep. You definitely think you're brilliant and don't need to second guess this

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