On Sunday, Congressman Jim Clyburn defended President Joe Biden’s recent comments in Atlanta on voting laws, saying they did not go far enough.
Biden was severely criticized comparing opponents about Democrats voting rules for Confederates and discrimination.
Clyburn gave his comments in an interview on ABC News’ “This Week.”
Asked by @MarthaRaddatz like Pres. Biden’s response to the voting rights was flawed, reports Rep. Jim Clyburn says “no no.”
“This is Jim Crow 2.0. That’s one of the strongest points in the president’s statement that I agree with.” https://t.co/BpGv58XQny pic.twitter.com/XQUukCAM1o
– This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 16, 2022
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Rep. Clyburn: ‘This is Jim Crow 2.0’
When asked if the Biden language was not helpful, Clyburn replied, “No.”
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Clyburn’s answers were concerned with what Sen. Dick Durbin of Democratic Illinois noted that Biden had “made little progress.”
“This is Jim Crow 2.0,” Clyburn insisted. “This was one of the strongest arguments in the president’s words that I agree with. Therefore, the whole idea, when you walk around and no one is left out because of your skin color or you are not worried that your vote will be counted, you can have such a statement. “
“But you’re talking to someone who knows the history of this country,” Clyburn said. “And that’s what the rules are, Jim Crow 2.0.”
Senate Sub-district Leader Mitch McConnell called Biden’s remarks “non-leadership.”
“Twelve months ago, the President said we should not see each other as enemies, but as neighbors,” McConnell said. he said. Yesterday, he called millions of Americans his arch-enemies. Twelve months ago, the president called on Americans to unite, to stop shouting, to reduce temperatures. But yesterday, he shouted that if you do not agree with him, you are George Wallace. George Wallace. “
Biden pa voting numbers recently, according to a University of Quinnipiac poll, 53 percent of Americans said they did not agree with the president’s actions.
Rep. Jim Clyburn appeared on “This Week” Sunday and defended President Joe Biden’s speech.https://t.co/GqNvFwMxMg
– Conservative News Daily (@ConservNewsDly) January 16, 2022
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Clyburn Stands Behind Biden
Clyburn responded to the voting numbers, saying, “Well, keep going – keep going.”
“Joe Biden would have dropped out after losing the first two races – three, he would not be where he is today. I always tell people,” three beatings and you came out “by a baseball rule,” Clyburn said. “And he – he should not follow baseball rules. He did not have baseball rules then, he is now president. He will continue to persevere.”
“They will continue to move forward,” Clyburn said.
