Biden picks up backing from 4 more black lawmakers

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https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/21/biden-endorsement-four-black-lawmakers-101773

A quartet of black lawmakers endorsed Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, giving the former vice president his 15th endorsement from the influential Congressional Black Caucus.

Reps. Frederica Wilson and Alcee Hastings of Florida, Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey and Sanford Bishop of Georgia each backed Biden in a joint statement first obtained by POLITICO, casting him as the candidate who can beat President Donald Trump in November and unify the nation.

“Joe Biden has the experience, vision and heart to reunify our country after four years of Donald Trump,” said Hastings, who added that Biden is ready to step in as commander in chief on Day One. “He has the proven ability to connect and empathize with folks of all backgrounds. At a time when our president is doing everything he possibly can to divide our nation, Joe will be a driving force for healing and unity.”

Wilson and Hastings had previously endorsed Sen. Kamala Harris of California, who suspended her presidential campaign last month, while Payne originally backed home-state Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, who dropped out of the race last week.

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[emmaverybo]

1. Good news. Is the black caucus not progressive? Joe's endorsers tend to say 1) he's the one

to beat Trump 2) he’s the one to heal and unify the nation 3) he’s the best prepared to take the helm of state.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Go Joe go!!

[Gothmog]

3. Yeah

Link to tweet

[Cha]

4. KR!!

[oasis]

5. When Congresswoman Wilson publicly exposed Trump's insensitivity toward

the widow of a fallen member of the U.S. military, Trump's former Cheif of Staff John Kelly called her an empty barrel. This was Kelly's "so clever" characterization of an overly boisterous person.

Kelly falsely falsely claimed Wilson blatantly promoted herself at a solemn event they both attended months earlier. After a video was released showing Kelly got it way wrong, he refused to apologize to Wilson.

The insult triggered MSNBC's "Last Word", host Lawrence O'Donnell to go on a 10 minute excoriation of Kelly.

Wilson held her head high and stood her ground throughout the controversial incident.