.@JoeBiden did not praise a segregationist. That is a disingenuous take. He basically said sometimes in Congress, one has to work with terrible or down right racist folks to get things done. And then went on to say when you can't work with them, work around them.
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Replying to @SymoneDSanders @JoeBiden
That’s not what Joe said at all. He said that he was so close with an open white supremacist, Big Jim Eastland, that Eastland called him “son.” They wrote letters to each other on how to stop integrated bussing. Eastland was a mentor to Joe. And a virulent racist.
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Replying to @shaunking @JoeBiden
Oh hey Shaun!
Eastland didn’t mentor Joe Biden. That’s such hyperbole it makes me nauseous! But as always, we will agree to disagree. Have a good evening.122 replies 44 retweets 554 likes
In fact he did. I don't mean that as hyperbole or exaggeration. It's fact. He liked Joe a lot. He made it clear to Joe and to others. It's in the historical record. Multiple source documents for this.
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