Facing Backlash, Biden Refuses to Apologize for Recalling 'Civility' with Segregationists Read Newsmax: Biden Draws Ire in Recalling 'civility' with Segregationists
Bill Barrow
Former Vice President Joe Biden came under sharp criticism from some of his Democratic presidential rivals on Wednesday for remarks he made this week about his time working civilly with segregationists serving in the Senate in the 1970s.
U.S. Senator Cory Booker, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination, called on Biden to apologize.
"Frankly, I’m disappointed that he hasn’t issued an immediate apology for the pain his words are dredging up for many Americans. He should," Booker, who is black, said in a statement.
The criticism exposed bubbling racial and generational tensions within the Democratic field that is the most diverse in history. Biden, 76, is leading in early opinion polls in the crowded Democratic contest to take on,,,,,,,,,