Biden has previously said he doesn't believe that 'America's racist'
CNN's Wolf Blitzer annoyed when panelist defends Nikki Haley over remarks about U.S. never being racist
CNN host Wolf Blitzer argued with a guest Tuesday after the panelist defended Nikki Haley for her comments about the history of racism in America.
CNN host Wolf Blitzer sparred with a panelist on his Tuesday show after the analyst defended Nikki Haley for her comments about the history of racism in America.
Blitzer and other panelists were responding to Haley's comments about racism in America.
"We’re not a racist country, Brian. We’ve never been a racist country," Haley told Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Tuesday. "Our goal is to make sure that today is better than yesterday. Are we perfect? No. But our goal is to always make sure we try and be more perfect every day that we can."
Political commentator SE Cupp defended Haley for her comments.
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CNN host Wolf Blitzer sparred with a guest Tuesday on his news show after the panelist defended Nikki Haley for her comments about the history of racism in America. (CNN Screenshot)
"First of all, she acknowledged within that clip that racism exists and she’s faced it," Cupp said, interrupting another panelist. "[Haley] knows about it. It happened in her backyard. But if voters need their presidential candidate to say that America is a racist country, well, they have no one to vote for because just a year and a half ago, Joe Biden said the same exact thing. I don’t think it’s all that controversial to say, of course, there’s racism, examples of racism and systemic racism that we all need to address, but [saying] that maybe America on the whole is not a racist country is not that controversial, actually."
Blitzer responded directly to Cupp, asking if Haley remembers "all the segregated schools, the movie theaters, the restaurants?"
"That was pretty racist," he added.
"Of course," Cupp replied, saying that she doesn't know "how much time Haley has to give a history lesson every time she's asked this question."
"Joe Biden couldn’t do it either," she said. "Joe Biden talked about Jim Crow but also said this is not a racist country. I think if we’re applying these standards, we have to apply them fairly."
Blitzer and other panelists were responding to Haley's comments about racism in America. (Kathryn Gamble/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"It’s obviously a tremendous improvement over the years, but going back, when she said we’ve never been a racist country, that’s clearly a false statement," Blitzer said.
When asked about racism in America, President Biden said that he didn't believe that "the American people are racist," according to CNN.
"No, I don’t think the American people are racist," Biden said. "But I think after 400 years, African Americans have been left in a position where they’re so far behind the 8-ball in terms of education, health, in terms of opportunity."
"I don't think that America's racist," he added.
Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. He has previously served as a speechwriter for a cabinet secretary and as a Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
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