Radio host Charlamagne tha God ripped into former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday for his assertion that President Trump is the first racist president ever elected, ignoring the likes of Woodrow Wilson, Andrew Johnson, and many others.
“No sitting president has ever done this,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-claims-trump-is-the-first-racist-president-to-be-elected">Biden said</a> at a roundtable discussion with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) on Wednesday. “Never, never, never. No Republican president has done this. No Democratic president. We’ve had racists and they’ve existed and they’ve tried to get elected president. He’s the first one that has.”
On Thursday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;The Breakfast Club,&#8221; Charlamagne tha God said that Biden needs to &#8220;shut the eff up forever.&#8221;
&#8220;I really wish Joe Biden would shut the eff up forever and continue to act like he&#8217;s starring in the movie &#8216;A Quiet Place&#8217; because as soon as he opens his mouth and makes noise, he gets us all killed, okay?” the radio host said, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlamagne-tha-god-biden-shut-the-eff-up-forever-after-calling-trump-first-racist-potus">Fox News</a>. &#8220;There&#8217;s already so many people who are reluctantly only voting for Joe Biden because he&#8217;s the only option and because Donald J. Trump is that trash.&#8221;
Charlamagne noted the polls showing that Biden has a major enthusiasm gap compared to President Trump, arguing that his remarks will only further that. He especially tagged Biden for being unable to recognize the faults of past white male leadership.
&#8220;Old white male leadership has failed America, and there is nothing worse than an old white male [who] can&#8217;t recognize the faults and flaws of other old white males,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Racism is the American way. Donald Trump is not the first. And sadly, he won&#8217;t be the last, right? He&#8217;s just more overt with his racism than most presidents in recent times.&#8221;
&#8220;How are we ever going to atone for America&#8217;s original sins if we don&#8217;t acknowledge them?&#8221; he continued. &#8220;How the hell can Donald Trump be the first racist president in a country where 12 presidents before him owned slaves?&#8221;
Charlamagne&#8217;s final message to Biden was that he quickly announce a black woman running-mate to gin up that needed enthusiasm.
&#8220;Joe, you got to hurry up and announce your Black woman VP [vice president] so I can be enthused about voting for her because I will never be enthused about voting for you, and you know America is a terrible place when Kanye West seems like a viable option,&#8221; he asserted.
Charlamagne tha God became an outspoken critic of Joe Biden after the former vice president said that black people who vote for Trump &#8220;ain&#8217;t black.&#8221;
“I see black communities all across America catching hell regardless of who is in the White House,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/charlamagne-tha-god-torches-biden-he-was-on-the-front-line-advocating-mass-incarceration">Charlamagne said</a>. “People like to bring up coronavirus and how it’s hitting black people the hardest. That’s because we have a bunch of underlying conditions created by systemic racism that have never been fixed.”
“And like I said before, if you created legislation that hurts, then you have to create legislation that helps,” he continued. “It’s just that simple. Like, the whole system needs to be dismantled and rebuilt, and he’s been a very intricate part of that system, whether you’re talking about, you know, in ‘84 with the mandatory minimum sentences for drug dealers, or you’re talking about ‘86 with the crack laws that gave you more time for crack cocaine than powder cocaine, or you’re talking about the ’94 crime bill, like, he was really one of the people on the front line when it came to the war on drugs and mass incarceration.”
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‘Shut The Eff Up’: Charlamagne Tha God Rips Biden For Saying Trump Is First Elected Racist President

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Left-wing radio host Charlamagne tha God suggested on Wednesday that ViacomCBS terminating its relationship with Nick Cannon following remarks by Cannon that were viewed as anti-Semitic and anti-white was proof that Jewish people &#8220;have the power.&#8221;
&#8220;Listen, Nick is my guy,&#8221; Charlamagne tha God said. &#8220;I hate it had to be him, but that’s what you can do when you have the power. And if there’s one thing Jewish people have showed us, it’s they have the power.&#8221;
&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait until the day black people are able to fire people for saying things about us that we deem racist,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;We can barely get cops fired for actually killing us. They fired Nick for referencing a theory written by a psychologist on racism.&#8221;
Right-wing pundit Candace Owens responded to Charlamagne tha God&#8217;s comments by tweeting: &#8220;I respect @cthagod, but his comment that Nick Cannon’s firing proves ‘Jews have the power’ is off base. Did the hundreds of white people who have been fired over these past few months for disagreeing with the radical goals of black lives matter prove that we have the power?&#8221;
&#8220;Thousands of blacks promoted to comply with BLM,&#8221; Owens continued. &#8220;Thousands of whites fired for disagreeing, and everyone pretended it was cool. ONE black man gets fired and now it’s &#8216;the Jews have power&#8217;? Nope.&#8221;
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Thousands of blacks promoted to comply with BLM. Thousands of whites fired for disagreeing, and everyone pretended it was cool. 
ONE black man gets fired and now it’s “the Jews have power”?
Nope.
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Cannon came under fire after he promoted fringe anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people, including “the Rothschilds, centralized banking, the 13 families, the bloodlines that control everything even outside of America,” according to <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/07/14/nick-cannon-responds-to-backlash-following-anti-semitic-comments/">Page Six</a>.
Cannon also made anti-white remarks in which he suggested that blacks were superior because of their skin color.
“When you have a person that has the lack of pigment, the lack of melanin, that they know that they will be annihilated,” Cannon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-nick-cannon-white-people-are-a-little-less-closer-to-animals-true-savages">said</a>. “So, therefore, however they got the power, they have the lack of compassion. Melanin comes with compassion, melanin comes with soul. We call it soul. Soul brothers and sisters. That’s the melanin that connects us. So the people that don’t have it, and I’m going to say this carefully, are a little less.”
“When they didn’t have the power of the sun, the sun then started to deteriorate them, so then they’re acting out of fear, they’re acting out of low self-esteem, they’re acting out of a deficiency,” Cannon continued. “So, therefore, the only way that they can act is evil. They have to rob, steal, rape, kill … in order to survive.”
“They had to be savages, they had to be barbaric, because they’re in these Nordic mountains, they’re in these rough … environments, so they’re acting as animals,” Cannon added. “So they’re the ones that are actually closer to animals; they’re the ones that are actually the true savages.”
ViacomCBS <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/viacomcbs-terminates-nick-cannon-over-anti-semitic-remarks-does-not-mention-anti-white-remarks">released</a> a statement yesterday announcing that they were severing ties with Cannon:
<blockquote>ViacomCBS condemns bigotry of any kind and we categorically denounce all forms of anti-Semitism.
We have spoken with Nick Cannon about an episode of his podcast “Cannon’s Class” on YouTube, which promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are terminating our relationship with him.
We are committed to doing better in our response to incidents of anti-Semitism, racism, and bigotry. ViacomCBS will have further announcements on our efforts to combat hate of all kinds.</blockquote>
Various members of the black community, including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dwyane-wade-tells-nick-cannon-to-keep-leading-after-cannon-fired-for-racist-remarks-wade-later-tries-to-clarify">Dwyane Wade</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-are-for-our-people-first-diddy-defends-nick-cannon-invites-him-to-join-truly-black-owned-revolt-tv">P Diddy</a>, expressed support for Cannon after he made his remarks. Wade later tried to clarify his remarks.
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Charlamagne Tha God: Nick Cannon Getting Fired For Anti-Semitic Remarks Proves Jews ‘Have The Power’

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In a gesture of dialogue, radio personality Charlemagne tha God recently held a discussion with conservative titan Rush Limbaugh in which the discussed a range of topics, from systemic racism to white privilege. The two seemed to agree on little beyond the fact that George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was murdered by a police officer.
Speaking with late-night host Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night, Charlamagne felt the interview with Rush Limbaugh was a waste of time.
“What really bothered me about that conversation was, after I left that conversation I felt like it wasn’t productive,&#8221; said Charlamagne. &#8220;I have no problem talking to people from the other side, but I just have to feel like that’s really your truth. I don’t know if I got that from Rush, it felt like more of a performance.&#8221;
“It didn’t feel productive, it felt like a waste of my time,” he later added.
As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlamagne-tha-god-says-talk-with-rush-limbaugh-was-a-waste-of-time">Fox News</a>, Charlamagne told Colbert earlier in the interview that America is “a private club founded by old rich white men, for rich white men&#8221; that traps people in a &#8220;web of white supremacy.&#8221;
During the interview with Rush Limbaugh, the discussion got heated when the two sparred over the concept of white privilege. When Limbaugh cited Charlmagne&#8217;s success as a black man, the radio personality asserted that America “denies black people justice and just plain decency” while telling them they should be “happy to be here” in the chance that they could be rich one day.
“When did I say that?” Limbaugh asked. “Charlamagne, you’re adding things to my mouth that I did not say. I was trying to be complimentary of you, and I’m trying to illustrate that you are an example to others.”
“RIP to George Floyd but that was not an isolated incident. This is a regular occurrence,” Charlamagne said. “How are you going to use your privilege as a white male to combat this prejudice?”
Limbaugh flatly rejected the concept of white privilege, denouncing it as a political construct used by liberals.
“I don’t buy into the notion of white privilege. I think that’s a liberal political construct right along the lines of political correctness; it’s designed to intimidate and get people to shut up and admit they’re guilty of doing things they haven’t done,” Limbaugh said. “I don’t have any white privilege.”
“You’re being delusional,” Charlamagne replied.
Charlamagne tha God has become a bit of an amorphous political figure in recent days regarding former Vice President Joe Biden. Speaking on CNN this week, Charlamagne said that Biden&#8217;s Senate record reflects &#8220;very racist legislation.&#8221;
“To me it’s like this: If Barack Obama was JFK, then Joe Biden needs to be Lyndon B. Johnson. You know, he has the opportunity to be as progressive as Lyndon B. Johnson. Lyndon B. Johnson may have been labeled a racist but his record doesn’t reflect that. LBJ’s record showed that he had, like, the most effective progressive record on race and class of any Democratic president of the past 80 years,” he said. “I think, you know, Biden’s record in the Senate actually reflects very racist legislation, but he has a chance to correct that by doing right by black people.”
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Charlamagne Tha God: Rush Limbaugh Interview A ‘Waste Of Time’

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Radio host Lenard Larry McKelvey, better known as Charlamagne tha God, said that looters were breaking into and stealing from businesses in Minneapolis because people are desperate.
Protests, riots, and looting broke out in the Minnesota city earlier this week over the death of George Floyd, a black man. Video of Floyd being arrested just before his death shows four police officers detaining him as he lay on the ground in handcuffs. One officer has a knee on Floyd’s neck, and Floyd can be heard begging that he “can’t breathe.” After several minutes with the officer&#8217;s knee on his neck, Floyd stops moving.
“The Breakfast Club” host said the violent reaction to Floyd’s death is driven in part by a demand for justice but also because people are desperate after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shut down many businesses in the state to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The shutdown has lasted roughly two months in some places, and people’s finances are running dry.
“We are in a country right now with an unemployment rate at 40 million. The unemployment rate in the black community is at 17 percent,” the radio host told <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/05/28/charlamagne-tha-god-america-had-to-know-that-it-would-come-to-this/">Page Six</a>. “It’s called self-preservation … They do whatever necessary to stay alive … I don’t just see these brothers and sisters taking TVs. I saw a bunch of carts full of groceries, because they probably haven’t had groceries in the refrigerator for months.”
“America had to know that it would come to this,” McKelvey added. “You can’t tell me that America can sit around and be that foolish, like they didn’t see this coming. And guess what — it’s only going to get worse.”
McKelvey said watching video of the officers treatment of Floyd is “infuriating” to him.
“I’m watching CNN, and they kept showing it over and over, and it was absolutely positively infuriating. It just made my anxiety go through the roof,” he said.
The rioting in Minneapolis reached a new level of violence on Thursday night and early Friday morning. Officers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/evacuate-the-3rd-precinct-rioters-destroy-minneapolis-police-building-170-businesses">abandoned</a> the department’s 3rd Police Precinct, which is located in the heart of the protest zones, allowing rioters and looters to storm inside and set the building on fire. No fire department officials immediately responded to the area, and the precinct was left to burn completely through.
Earlier, the officers had erected barricades to keep protesters away from the police headquarters. Protesters eventually tore the barricades down as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/evacuate-the-3rd-precinct-rioters-destroy-minneapolis-police-building-170-businesses">ordered</a> the precinct emptied and abandoned.
“I made the decision to evacuate the Third Precinct,” Frey told reporters. “The symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of life, of our officers or the public. Brick and mortar is not as important as life.”
The Saint Paul Police Department, located near Minneapolis, tweeted that “dozens of fires” had been set and that “more than 170 businesses” had been damaged or looted during the riots.
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Charlamagne Tha God On Minneapolis Looting: Economic Struggles Amid Shutdowns Inflamed Situation

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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden sat down last Friday for an online interview with Charlamagne tha God on his popular radio show “The Breakfast Club,” at one point telling the host that if he supports President Trump, “then you ain’t black.”
Here’s the exchange:
<blockquote>Charlamagne: Listen, you gotta come see us when you come to New York, Vice President Biden. It’s a long way until November, we got more questions.
Biden: You got more questions? Well, I’ll tell you, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.</blockquote>
Don’t spend any time imagining what would’ve happened if President Trump had said anything remotely like that — your head will explode. But because it was a Democrat, the media mostly ignored the story, quickly forgiving Biden after he later said he was just joshing (even though his campaign motto is “No Malarkey”).
Despite the MSM’s efforts, there was much blowback, and the presumptive Democratic nominee was eventually pushed into sorta, kinda apologizing. Biden expressed regret for his remarks during a phone conversation with The U.S. Black Chambers Inc., and offered the following thoughts about his conversation with Charlamagne.
“The bottom line of all of this perhaps I was much too cavalier,” Biden said. “I know that the comments have come off like I was taking the African-American vote for granted but nothing could be further from the truth … I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy.”
But despite the widespread outrage and heavily covered gaffe, Fox News noted that another prominent news network hardly bothered to cover the story.
“CNN, which often dedicates wall-to-wall coverage for any latest controversy from President Trump, virtually avoided covering Joe Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ remarks Friday morning that sparked backlash throughout the day,” Fox wrote.
Others on social media noticed, too.
“Fascinating to watch how the left-leaning cable networks have covered Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comment. MSNBC has discussed it nearly every hour … CNN hasn’t mentioned it once,” former CNN digital producer-turned-media critic Steve Krakauer wrote on Twitter.
And Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel shredded the liberal network for ignoring the story.
“It’s been over 5 HOURS since Biden told Black people they ‘ain’t black’ if they support [President Trump]. How many times has CNN mentioned his bigoted comment on air? ZERO. Unreal,” Ms. McDaniel tweeted.
Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley chimed in, too. “Biden told a black radio host that ‘If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.’ Crickets on CNN and other sites thus far. Biden remains constructively bunkered by the media from fallout for outrageous comments,” he wrote on Twitter.
A slew of prominent black celebrities and politicians also blasted Biden for the comment — which clearly suggests that the 77-year-old Democrat thinks all blacks should support him.
“I cringed, no question about that,” House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, South Carolina Democrat and the nation’s highest-ranking black lawmaker, said Tuesday during an appearance on ABC’s “The View” when co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked about Biden’s gaffe.
Other liberal news outlets reported on Biden’s blatant racism — then dismissed it. “Come on. Biden’s ‘you ain’t black’ comment was clearly a joke,” a Washington Post writer wrote.
When CNN did weigh in, they wrote a piece headlined: “What Biden said was outrageous. But, some say, so was the reaction.”
That wasn’t the only mess Biden got into on Friday. In another twist, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People felt compelled to tell Biden that the organization has never endorsed him.
“Yesterday, former Vice President Joe Biden made a comment about the NAACP’s endorsement,” Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, said in a statement on Saturday. “We want to clarify that the NAACP is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates for political office at any level.”
The statement from America’s oldest civil-rights organization came after Biden claimed during that interview with “The Breakfast Club” that the group has endorsed him every time he has run for office.
While everyone mostly moved on, there was one other guy who wasn’t falling for Biden’s phony apology — Charlamagne tha God. The radio host said he was not impressed with his conversation with the former vice president.
“My takeaway from the conversation was I heard him talking about things he did for black people back in the day, but you know ‘What have you done for me lately’ is my motto,” he said Friday.
By Sunday, he was still taking swipes at Biden. “I don’t even care about the words and the lip service. The apology is cool but the best apology is actually a black agenda,” he said in an interview with MSNBC. “You know, they got to make some real policy commitments to black people.”
By Tuesday, the story had completely disappeared, at least from the mainstream media.
But you can bet your bottom dollar that the Trump campaign won’t forget.
*Joseph Curl ran the Drudge Report from 2010 to 2014 and covered the White House for a dozen years. He can be reached at josephcurl@gmail.com and on Twitter at @JosephCurl. A version of this article ran previously in The Washington Times.
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AMNESIA: After Biden Says ‘You Ain’t Black’ If You Support Trump, Mainstream Media Immediately Forgives, Forgets

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that he made the much-criticized &#8220;you ain&#8217;t black&#8221; remark last week because &#8220;The Breakfast Club&#8221; co-host Charlamagne Tha God was &#8220;being a wise guy.&#8221;
“Well, first of all, um, you know, I, uh, it was a mistake, number one,” Biden said. “And I was smiling when he asked me the question.”
“I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy with him,” Biden continued. “He was being a wise guy and I responded in kind, I shouldn’t have done that.”
During the interview on &#8220;The Breakfast Club&#8221; last week, Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”
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Biden was widely slammed for his remarks by prominent members of the black community, including athletes, business owners, politicians, and celebrities.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-tim-scott-hud-secretary-ben-carson-slam-democrat-joe-biden-over/">said</a> during an interview on Fox News:&#8221;Well, I&#8217;m not going to whitewash his arrogant, insensitive, painful comment that he made,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;It tells me that he has taken the black vote for granted and he will continue to do so. This is not the first time we have had rhetoric from the vice president that has been offensive.&#8221;
&#8220;It was Senator Kamala Harris that called attention to vice president Biden&#8217;s ignorance on the issue of school busing,&#8221; Scott continued. &#8220;It was Senator Cory Booker who called him onto the carpet for the crime bill. So, his record has been called into question by his own party. The thing I hear right now from his party, however, crickets. It is quiet as a church mouse right now on the left. I’m tired of hearing people put democrats on a perch when it comes to offensive, racially offensive comments and they hold Republicans to a very different standard.&#8221;
BET founder Robert Johnson, who is America&#8217;s first black billionaire, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bet-founder-robert-johnson-blasts-democrat-joe-biden-over-racist-remarks-he-believes-that-black-people-owe-him-their-vote">responded</a>, “Vice President Biden’s statement today represents the arrogant and out-of-touch attitude of a paternalistic white candidate who has the audacity to tell Black people, the descendants of slaves, that they are not Black unless they vote for him. This proves unequivocally that the Democratic nominee believes that Black people owe him their vote without question; even though, we as Black people know it is exactly the opposite. He should spend the rest of his campaign apologizing to every Black person he meets.”
Famed running back Herschel Walker also took a shot at Biden, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/herschel-walker-son-unload-on-democrat-joe-biden-over-bigoted-you-aint-black-remark">writing</a> on Twitter: “Wow. I just watched former Vice President @JoeBiden… Does he not understand that black and brown skinned people can think for themselves. You don’t determine who we vote for.”
This article and its title have been revised for clarity.
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Biden: I Made ‘You Ain’t Black’ Remark Because Charlamagne Tha God Was ‘Being A Wise Guy’

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After former Vice President Joe Biden appeared on radio host Charlamagne tha God’s show “&#8217;The Breakfast Club” last week and stated, &#8216;If you&#8217;ve got a problem figuring out whether you&#8217;re for me or for Trump, then you ain&#8217;t black,” he offered a quasi-apology, saying, “I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy. I shouldn&#8217;t have been so cavalier in responding to what I thought was — anyway, I don’t take it for granted at all. No one, no one, should have to vote for any party based on their race or religion or background.”
That so-called apology was not sufficient for Charlamagne tha God, apparently, as he appeared on MSNBC on Sunday and called it “lip service,” as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8354285/Charlamagne-tha-God-rejects-Joe-Bidens-lip-service-apology-aint-black-gaffe.html">The Daily Mail</a> reported. He stated, “I don&#8217;t even care about the words and the lip service. The apology is cool but the best apology is actually a black agenda. You know, they got to make some real policy commitments to black people.”
He continued, “We gotta stop acting like the fact that blacks are overrepresented in America when it comes to welfare, poverty, unemployment, homelessness, drug addiction, crime, coronavirus, like that’s no accident. Like the whole function of systemic racism is to marginalize black people.&#8221;
Asked by host Joy Reid what blacks were telling him that they would want Biden to do, Charlamagne tha God answered, “Just some really major policy commitments for the black community, mainly in the form of economic justice so we can tip the scales on some of this wealth and inequality in America.”
He added, “I do hear a lot of people say, you know, we also want him to have a black woman running mate, you know, but not just any black woman running mate, one that&#8217;s going to actually get in office and care that black people benefit from our presence there. We need substance and significance over symbolism, and he&#8217;s already committed to putting a black woman on the Supreme Court. So, I just want him and the Democratic Party to know that it&#8217;s time to give back to the black community in a very tangible way.”
Alicia Garza, a Black Lives Matter co-founder and principal of Black Futures Lab said of Biden’s remarks. “None of us can afford for the party or for this campaign to mess this election up, and comments like these are the kinds that frankly either make black voters feel like we&#8217;re not really valued and people don´t care if we show up or not.”
Adrianne Shropshire, executive director of BlackPAC, stated, “The first thing I thought about was to what degree did this just turn off those voters and how much more work the rest of us are going to have to do to convince people that it is worth their time and their efforts.”
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Charlamagne Tha God Rips Biden’s Apology For ‘You Ain’t Black’ Remark: ‘Lip Service’

Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of &#8220;The Breakfast Club,&#8221; told CNN&#8217;s Erin Burnett on Friday night that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was a major player in creating many of the problems that black people face in America today.
Charlamagne Tha God&#8217;s comments came in response to remarks that Biden made earlier in the day, which were widely condemned as racist, saying that if a black person did not vote for him, &#8220;then you ain&#8217;t black.&#8221;
&#8220;I see black communities all across America catching hell regardless of who is in the White House,&#8221; Charlamagne Tha God said. &#8220;People like to bring up coronavirus and how it’s hitting black people the hardest. That’s because we have a bunch of underlying conditions created by systemic racism that have never been fixed.&#8221;
&#8220;And like I said before, if you created legislation that hurts, then you have to create legislation that helps,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s just that simple. Like, the whole system needs to be dismantled and rebuilt, and he&#8217;s been a very intricate part of that system, whether you&#8217;re talking about, you know, in ‘84 with the mandatory minimum sentences for drug dealers, or you’re talking about ‘86 with the crack laws that gave you more time for crack cocaine than powder cocaine, or you&#8217;re talking about the &#8217;94 crime bill, like, he was really one of the people on the front line when it came to the war on drugs and mass incarceration.&#8221;
Later, when asked about a supposed apology that Biden gave over his remarks that have been called racist, Charlamagne Tha God said that his apology was not enough to convince him to vote for Biden.
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<blockquote>CNN&#8217;s ERIN BURNETT: That included someone on his team trying to cut in and saying thanks so much for your time, I apologize, trying to end it. What was your overall takeaway from the conversation?
CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD: My overall takeaway from the conversation was I heard him talking about things that he did for black people back in the day. But, you know, what have you done for me lately is my motto. I see black communities all across America catching hell regardless of who is in the White House. People like to bring up coronavirus and how it’s hitting black people hardest. That’s because we have a bunch of underlying conditions created by systemic racism that have never been fixed. And like I said before, if you created legislation that hurts, then you have to create legislation that helps. It&#8217;s just that simple. Like, the whole system needs to be dismantled and rebuilt, and he&#8217;s been a very intricate part of that system, whether you&#8217;re talking about, you know, in ‘84, with the mandatory minimum sentences for drug dealers, or you’re talking about ‘86 with the crack laws that gave you more time for crack cocaine than powder cocaine, are you&#8217;re talking about the &#8217;94 crime bill, like he was really one of the people on the front line when it came to the war on drugs and mass incarceration. So I think that, you know, if he wants to be president, he needs to fix that, he needs to really, really help the people that have helped Democrats all of these years.
BURNETT: Later on today, he walked back his comment in call with the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, and specifically about the idea that just because you’re black you would vote for him as a Democrat.
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN: I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy, I shouldn&#8217;t have been so cavalier. No one should have to vote for any party based on race, religion, or background.
BURNETT: So that’s what you’re saying, but you’re saying he still hasn’t shown you why you would vote for him specifically?
CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD: Yeah. I mean, it’s just that simple. He has black agenda called the &#8216;Lift Every Voice&#8217; plan. There’s some cool things in there, but I still think that it could be much stronger.</blockquote>

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