Joe Biden Faces Questions Over Claims of Civil Rights Activism

Former Vice President Joe Biden is facing questions over claims that he took part in the civil rights movement as a student in the 1960s.

Shaun King, a prominent surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders (and former Intercept columnist), drew attention to Biden’s often confusing and at times contradictory statements about what role he played as a young man in the struggle for racial equality in his home state of Delaware.

During Biden’s first run for the presidency, in 1987, the then-senator frequently described himself as a teenage civil rights activist, only to withdraw those claims later. More than three decades later, having served under the first black president, Biden seems to have reversed himself again, and now describes himself as a participant in desegregation protests in his youth.

[michelleament]

Whenever he says 'for real' or 'not a joke' you automatically know it's a lie🙄

[iamgolden]

He desegregated movie theaters, but supported segregated schools? What a joke!

[zareh]

Nobody recalled him being anywhere. None of the Reverends recall him doing anything.

[hwhack]

Been telling the same lie for so long he forgot he got caught.

[johns]

don't trust anything this guy says...

[sandralee]

And yet he thinks everybody forgot he voted AGAINST desegregation...🙄

[markcline]

Once again I must say Joe Biden is a legend in his own mind.

[wgjung]

"Vote for someone else" -Joe Biden.

[morris]

Joe: "I got my education in a black church and thats not a joke"

All Americans: "Why would that be a joke joe????"

[dharmabum]

He's obviously old school racist. The kind where they don't realize it. Hard pass!

[silverado]

I blame the people that voted for him. This is available for everyone to see. His voters are willfully ignorant. Like seriously Democrats this was the best you could come up with ?

[davidackerman]

Hey Uncle Joe, you're "not sure if you're are worthy of it"? Let me answer that for ya. You're not.

[geoff]

LOL at how the Media forgot these clips

[gelusmoon]

I love how he tells the story of being in a black church over and over again but never mentions the two Jewish Rabbis until he was obviously in the presence of some Jewish people, then he just adds them to the story, molding his narrative as he sees fit to fit the situation. Obviously everyone can see through it but to make it even more unbelievable, not only were there two Jewish people in a black Christian church but they were Rabbis as Come on

[BlakeWheelersBurnerAccount]

00:45 I got, I got hairy legs that turn blonde…. In the sun. I got used to roaches. Oh and corn pop

[Hecate]

Wow, what a rambling load of BS. I just watched "Eyes on the Prize." He wasn't participating in any of those actions.

[proudamerican]

Never let the truth get in the way of a good lie.

[jaybman]

People aren’t people to this guy they’re just colors

[epicnear]

“If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black." - Joe Biden
And let’s not forget about the 1994 Crime Bill he did

[truthbetold]

And he didn't know a thing about Hunter's business activities. In fact, he didn't even know he ever had a kid named Hunter. He didn't even know he was ever married, in fact.