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Clyburn cringed at Biden's 'you ain't black' remarks | TheHill
May 26, 2020 1 min, 26 secs
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), the highest-ranking African American lawmaker, said Tuesday he “cringed” when he heard former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Americans debate life under COVID-19 risks Biden set to make risky economic argument against Trump Hillicon Valley: Tech companies lead way on WFH forever | States and counties plead for cybersecurity assistance | Trump weighing anti-conservative bias panel MORE’s remark that “you ain’t black” regarding people who vote for President TrumpDonald John TrumpMulvaney: 'We've overreacted a little bit' to coronavirus Former CBS News president: Most major cable news outlets 'unrelentingly liberal' in 'fear and loathing' of Trump An old man like me should be made more vulnerable to death by COVID-19 MORE.

“I cringed, no question about that,” Clyburn said during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” when co-host Whoopi GoldbergWhoopi GoldbergABC's Whoopi Goldberg to headline Biden fundraiser with Sen.

“He is not a perfect person, none of us are, so my decision now is to determine who I feel should be the next president of the United States, and I do that by comparing the candidates to each other, not to the almighty," he said.

His endorsement of the former vice president helped turn out African American voters and propel Biden to victory in the South Carolina primary, a turning point that forced rivals to drop out and gave Biden a wave of momentum heading into Super Tuesday.

On “The View,” Clyburn sought to defuse some of the criticism at Biden by turning the tables on Goldberg.

Later in the interview, Clyburn doubled down on his position that it’s “not a must” for Biden to pick an African American running mate.

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