President Biden and Democrats Call Out Trump’s ‘Black Jobs’ Comments at the 115th NAACP National Convention
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July 17, 2024
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Yesterday, President Biden traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada where he gave remarks at the 115th NAACP Annual National Convention. During his remarks, the President went after Donald Job Trump’s racist “Black jobs” rant during the debate, saying: “This phrase ‘Black jobs’ tells a lot about the man and about his character. Folks, I know what a Black job is: It’s the vice president of the United States. I know what a Black job is: The first Black president in American history, Barack Obama.”
Also, during his powerful remarks, the President laid out his agenda for a second term, highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic accomplishments for the Black community and warned of what’s at stake for all Americans, but especially the Black community, in this election.
Earlier in the day, President Biden spoke directly to Black voters in a television interview with BET and later, the president joined Congressional Black Caucus Chair Congressman Steven Horsford at an economic summit where he mobilized Black voters and further laid out his vision of continuing to deliver economic opportunity to Black communities, including by making housing more affordable.
See coverage below:
On the Airwaves
On CNN’s The Situation Room, Audie Cornish: “Not just laying out his agenda, also reminding people how active and effective his presidency has been, and I know people have talked a lot about Black support for Biden. I’ve also heard from Black voters in focus groups who say it's also about not wanting chaos. They don't necessarily want to throw over what they see as an effective president for a process they don't understand or candidates that they don't know.”
On CNN’s The Situation Room, Rene Marsh: “He made reference to Vice President Kamala Harris, too, saying that she’s a great vice president—she could be a great president. He also riffed on Donald Trump, pointing out some of Donald Trump's treatment of African Americans. Pointing out that Donald Trump has this idea of what a ‘Black job’ is. I think we can all imagine what Donald Trump thinks a ‘Black job’ is. And Joe Biden had this rejoinder, which is–I know what a ‘Black job’ is, it's the vice presidency of the United States. It's the presidency of the United States, referencing Barack Obama.”
On MSNBC’s Deadline: White House, Reverend Al Sharpton: “It was certainly a fiery speech. It was certainly energetic, and he could name specific things that he's done. When he started outlining what the infrastructure bill meant to Black community. What the taxes, that he wanted to take away the tax cuts that Trump had given the wealthy. I mean, he was specific and fiery at the same time. And he had a real energy throughout a long speech. This was not a 15-, 20-minute speech. He had a real energy, and I think he's really focused. He speaks at UNIDOS tomorrow. He’s going to his base. He called me yesterday […] He said to me yesterday that I’m in this, Al. I'm not, not going to run. I don't care what you hear. I'm in this, and I'm going to stand with you and others continuing to fight on voting rights and civil rights. He mentioned the George Floyd bill in his speech today. So I think it was an excellent speech and I loved that line ‘I know what a Black job is, it's the Black Vice President of the United States,’ which he brought there. And I think that if he stays with this guy, I think we might see a new kind of excitement among voters.”
On MSNBC’s Deadline: White House, Nicole Wallace: “A rousing, a fiery, a fired up President Joe Biden at the NAACP convention in Los Angeles.”
On NBC’s Nightly News with Lester Holt, Gabe Gutierrez: “Tonight, President Biden … in battleground Nevada trying to shore up support among Black voters at the NAACP convention and aggressively slamming former President Trump's policies.”
President Biden: “Because we must lower the temperature. When our policies lead to divides, it doesn’t mean we should stop telling the truth.”
On MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melber, Jen Psaki: “'[President Biden] spoke there at the NAACP. Part of that is reaching out, of course, to African Americans. He just recently did a speech at a church in Philadelphia, also speaking to an audience of African Americans, a huge important base for him, for the Democratic Party. But also one that propelled him to the nomination and propelled him to the presidency. So it's interesting that that is where he's spending a lot of his time …”
On Scripps News, Stephanie Lee: “Well, President Biden is really trying to reconnect with those voters, and show how a second Biden administration would be different from a second Trump administration. So in those remarks for the NAACP convention the President went on for about 30 minutes. He highlighted a number of his administration's accomplishments for Black Americans. He talked about lower unemployment, lower child poverty, a record number of small businesses. And he talked again about turning down the temperature and turning down the political rhetoric, but the President said that doesn't mean he's not going to tell the truth. So he did call out the Trump administration in drawing out that comparison, but he used some specifics from former President Trump's record. He talked about Trump's attempt to repeal Obamacare. He talked about the attempts, the tax cuts, and the impact that that had on the wealthy, and President Biden called Trump's presidency, quote, “hell” for Black Americans. … This speech at the NAACP convention was really … Biden at his best. His voice was strong again and he was more energetic in his speech. He had the crowd really I'm eating into what he had to say–really getting them involved in the speech as well– it kind of was Biden at his best.”
Online:
@Phil_Lewis: "Folks, I know what a Black job is. It's the Vice President of the United States," Joe Biden says at the @NAACP Convention
This was a response to Trump's "Black jobs" comment at the debate
@NAACP: "They're trying to erase Black history. Black history is American history." -
@POTUS said at the NAACP National Convention.
@PortiaColorado: In Las Vegas at the @NAACP convention and the line to see @JoeBiden speak is incredible! @POTUS @rmnaacp #NAACPConvention #ALLIN
@acnewsitics: Wow, look at the the black folks lined up to enter the Republican Convention tonight....
Nah, I'm just kidding. They are there to see President Joe Biden at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas.
@PoliticusSarah: Biden at the NAACP, "Let me say this again because Trump is lying like hell about it. Black unemployment hit a record low under the Biden/Harris administration.
@KarenAttiah: What Biden is doing at the NAACP is correct. Speaking about what the party will do with the economy, climate, education, and housing.
POTUS's energy and delivery = pretty good right now.
@Phil_Lewis: Biden on the first 100 days:
- Calling on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
- Going to restore Roe V. Wade
- Going to sign the George Floyd policing act
- Going to expand Social Security and Medicare
- Build 2 million affordable homes
- Going to keep relieving student debt
- Going to end medical debt
- Going to raise the minimum wage
- End Trump's tax cuts
In Print
Axios: Biden slams Trump over "Black jobs" comment at NAACP convention
[Avery Lotz, 7/16/24]
President Biden forcefully went after former President Trump's policy and rhetoric Tuesday ….
Why it matters: Speaking at the 115th NAACP national convention in the key swing state of Nevada, Biden addressed Black voters … to shore up support … while drawing a sharp contrast between his policies and those of the official GOP nominee.
Driving the news: Throughout an impassioned speech, he slammed Trump's attacks on Obamacare, his handling of the pandemic, tax policy, birther conspiracy theories and his reference to "Black jobs" at last month's debate.
"Folks, I know what a Black job is — it's the vice president of the United States," Biden said.
The Hill: Biden issues warning to Black Americans [...]
[Cheyanne Daniels, 7/16/24]
Speaking at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Biden spoke of Project 2025, a controversial transition plan some conservatives have vowed to adhere to should former President Trump be reelected in November.
“The MAGA officials will undo everything the NAACP stands for,” said Biden. “They want to deny you freedom: the freedom to vote, have your vote counted. They’d impose a nationwide ban on abortion.”
The Daily Beast: Biden Claps Back at Trump Over ‘Black Jobs’ Comment in NAACP Speech
[AJ McDougall, 7/16/24]
Addressing the 115th national convention of the NAACP in Las Vegas on Tuesday, President Joe Biden responded to a reference Donald Trump made during last month’s presidential debate to “Black jobs,” a remark widely derided by critics as racist and insulting. “‘Black jobs.’ I love this phrase. ‘Black jobs.’ Tells a lot about the man and about his character,” Biden quipped to the crowd. “Folks, I know what a Black job is: It’s the vice president of the United States. I know what a Black job is: The first Black president in American history, Barack Obama.” As the crowd roared back, Biden continued, “I was vice president to Barack, and [Kamala Harris] is my vice president. I nominated the first Black secretary of defense in American history. He’s doing one hell of a job. I nominated the first Black woman to the United States Supreme Court. I promised myself… my administration would look like America.”
Reuters: Biden [gives] speech to NAACP in Nevada
[Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw, 7/16/24]
President Joe Biden returned to the … battleground state of Nevada with an address to a major gathering of Black voters.
"I am all in," Biden told the NAACP national convention as members of the audience chanted "four more years."
Wall Street Journal: Biden Makes First Stop Since Trump Shooting at NAACP Convention
[Taylor Parti, 7/16/24]
President Biden detailed the differences between his agenda and Donald Trump's for Black Americans ….
The president told Black leaders at the NAACP national convention in Las Vegas to chants of "four more years" that his calls to lower the temperature in the aftermath of the shooting, "doesn't mean we should stop speaking the truth." Biden stressed the need to curb violence—not just political violence, bringing up police brutality against Black Americans and other recent shootings. "If you're going to be outspoken on one, don't be silent on others," he said.
His stop on Tuesday is part of a two-day trip to the battleground state of Nevada, as Republicans gather in Milwaukee for their national convention.
In talking about his economic policies, Biden brought up Trump referring to "Black jobs" in the first presidential debate. "I know what a black job is," he said. "It's the vice president of the United States."
Daily Mail: Biden uses Trump shooting to call for a ban on assault weapons and teases Kamala 'could be president' in speech tearing into 'liar' Donald at the RNC
[Emily Goodin, 7/16/24]
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the attempted assassination of Donald Trump was proof that assault weapons need to be outlawed in the United States.
'It was used in the shooting of Donald Trump, just as assault weapons are used to kill so many others, including children. It's time to outlaw them. I did it once and I will do it again,' he said.
He also said Vice President Kamala Harris could be president and tore into his Republican rival for being a 'liar.'
Biden said that it was time 'lower the temperature' and then, in his speech to the annual NAACP convention, slammed Trump's record on black issues.
He described Trump's presidency as 'bad for black America' and 'lying like hell' about his record with them. He also noted it was Trump that started the birther questions about Barack Obama, the nation's first black president, and said he 'wasn't an American.'
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