Joe Biden walked back his Friday morning comments about black voters during an afternoon phone call with U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, saying he shouldn’t have been “so cavalier” in his interview on “The Breakfast Club.”
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee called his comments “really unfortunate” and said, “No one should have to vote for any party, based on their race or religion or background.”
He also said, “I’ve never ever taken the African-American community for granted.” Notably, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign accused him of taking the black community for granted after his initial remarks.
During his interview on Friday morning, the former vice president told host Charlamagne Tha God, “I’ll tell you what: If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”