“I’ve served with real racists,” he said at an evening fund-raiser in California.
“I’ve served with Strom Thurmond.
I’ve served with all these guys that have set terrible records on race.
“By the time Strom left, he did terrible things,” Mr. Biden said, according to a pool report.
But he added that Mr. Thurmond ended up having more African Americans “in his staff than any other member in Congress.
Persons:
Biden, “ I’ve, ”, Strom Thurmond, I’ve, Mr, Thurmond, Strom, “
Organizations:
Southern
Locations:
California, South Carolina