Biden not apologizing for remarks on segregationist senators
Joe Biden refused to back down Wednesday amid a torrent of criticism from rival Democratic presidential hopefuls for saying the Senate “got things done” with “civility” even when the body included segregationists.Speaking at a New York fundraiser Tuesday, he pointed to long-dead segregationist senators James Eastland of Mississippi and Herman Talmadge of Georgia to argue that Washington functioned more smoothly a generation ago than under today’s “broken” hyperpartisanship.”We […]
