Fact Check: An Alleged Biden Quote Claims He Once Said He Didn't Want His Kids Growing Up in a 'Racial Jungle.' Here Are the Facts
Claim:U.S. President Joe Biden once said he didn't want his kids to grow up in a "racial jungle" in regard to desegregation. Later during the same hearing, Biden discussed the potential legacy of his actions:We will have to judge 5 years from now whether or not Joe Biden was, as one of the other witnesses said, a George Wallace or similar to George Wallace or Joe Biden is a racist. Because Biden made the "racial jungle" remark, we rate this claim as a "Correct Attribution." “How Joe Biden Became the Democrats’ Anti-Busing Crusader.” The New York Times, 15 July 2019. “Did Joe Biden Say He Didn’t Want His Kids Growing Up in a ‘Racial Jungle’?” Snopes, 10 Mar.
Source: New York Times February 09, 2024 01:45 UTC
