Staff Reports
President Biden made a troubling remark about his former boss, President Obama, during a dinner with Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto. The 81-year-old president’s comments seemed to suggest that Obama, who is of African descent, had just left the gathering, leaving the audience puzzled. This isn’t the first time Biden has been accused of making racially insensitive remarks. The Heritage Foundation has alleged that the president has a history of making such comments without facing consequences.
Biden’s latest comment has raised concerns about his approach to race and his engagement with African American voters. A recent poll by The New York Times/Siena found that Biden is struggling to maintain strong support from black voters, even losing ground to former President Donald Trump. According to the poll, Trump is currently gaining 20 percent support from black voters, which would mark the highest level of support for a Republican presidential candidate since the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
Wow! Even for Biden, that was a new level of racism pic.twitter.com/OgMNXUnw4T
— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_4_Trump) May 24, 2024
In an effort to garner support from black voters, the Biden administration has proposed to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, aiming to reduce federal penalties for marijuana possession. However, recent surveys have indicated that Trump’s support among black men in key battleground states has increased to over 30 percent, doubling the support he received from this group in 2020. Biden’s recent comments and his struggle to maintain support from black voters suggest potential challenges for his administration as they work to secure minority voter support.
