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PRESIDENT BIDEN TELLS REV. AL SHARPTON ON KEEPIN’ IT REAL WHY HE DECIDED TO RUN FOR ANOTHER TERM
NEW YORK, NY (January 15) – President Biden today told Rev. Al Sharpton he was driven to run for another term over the alarmingly anti-democratic remarks Donald Trump has been making on the campaign trail.
“Trump is saying things that are just off the wall,” the President told Rev. Sharpton during an appearance on his syndicated radio show, Keeping It Real. “He’s the most anti-democratic … president in American history. The things he’s saying, he means them. He’s talking about he’s running to get revenge on people.”
To listen to the audio of the interview, click here.**
During today’s discussion, Rev. Sharpton recalled his conversation with Biden and Martin Luther King III during the 2020 NAN Martin Luther King Day Breakfast in Washington, D.C. The President, then still a candidate, said the passion and outrage he felt after the 2017 Charlottesville protests against the removal of confederate statues drove him to run for office.
“What made you decide to run for re-election?” Rev. Sharpton then asked. “What was the thing that really close in your head saying, ‘I can’t go now. I have to do this four more years.’?”
President Biden then said it was Trump’s alarming remarks on the campaign trail to undermine democracy and get revenge on any political enemies. He also pointed to Trump’s recent statements that he hoped a recession or depression happened in the next 12 months.
“He does not want it to happen on ‘my watch,’” Biden told Rev. Sharpton. “He wouldn’t be talking about this if he didn’t acknowledge that the economy is doing pretty damn well, particularly for people who need the most help.”
Their more than 12-minute discussion also overviewed some of actions the Biden Administration has delivered for Black Americans. That included a cap on insulin payments, measures to expand access for Black-owned businesses, and the cancelation of billions of dollars in student debt.
About National Action Network (NAN)
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender.
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