Biden Courts Black Voters, Calls Republicans 'Fiscally Demented' During Remarks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast

"Biden said he is prepared to work with Republicans if they want, but he added that he will not sign legislation on a national sales tax, reducing taxes on corporations, and strategic petroleum reserves."

"He also reinforced his intent to ban assault weapons, pardon marijuana possession charges, protect abortion rights, and forgive student loan debt."

""Progress is never easy, but it's always possible and things do get better in our march to a more perfect union," Biden said."

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"Some civil rights activists refused to attend a Biden speech honoring King in 2022, criticizing the president for "inaction" on issues that impact minorities."

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"At the Jan. 16 breakfast, and during his remarks at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Biden detailed the aforementioned accomplishments."

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"As he recalled King's "epic struggle for civil rights and voting rights," Biden lamented that the Freedom to Vote Act, which is designed to federalize elections, has not passed through Congress."

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"Biden said he is prepared to work with Republicans if they want, but he added that he will not sign legislation on a national sales tax, reducing taxes on corporations, and strategic petroleum reserves."

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"nnNear the end of Sunday's service, Warnock asked Biden to walk to the front of the church and requested that congregants pray for the president as he mentioned a variety of Biden's legislative victories, including the Inflation Reduction Act, the infrastructure bill, and capping the cost of insulin."

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"nnNear the end of Sunday's service, Warnock asked Biden to walk to the front of the church and requested that congregants pray for the president as he mentioned a variety of Biden's legislative victories, including the Inflation Reduction Act, the infrastructure bill, and capping the cost of insulin."

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"Sharpton introduced Biden as someone who has "the back" of the black community."

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"As he continued his address, Biden took issue with Republican priorities."

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"nnBiden's breakfast talk took place a day after he became the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday morning sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where King ministered."

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"nnPart of Biden's speech at the breakfast focused on unity between the parties."

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"Biden said from the pulpit after he was introduced by Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is Ebenezer's senior pastor."

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"Biden said from the pulpit after he was introduced by Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who is Ebenezer's senior pastor."

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"The White House has touted Biden's efforts to help minorities with moves like encouraging states to consider equity for public works projects as money is spent from the Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure bill, and working to end what the administration deems as sentencing disparity between crack and cocaine offenses."

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"So let's keep it going," Biden said."

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""I think the economy -- the way it should grow in America -- is from the bottom up and the middle out," Biden said."

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"Biden talked about increasing funding for historically black colleges and universities and "aggressively" combating discrimination in housing."

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"That's a fact," Biden said."

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"In his keynote address on Jan. 16 at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast organized by civil rights activist Al Sharpton's National Action Network, President Joe Biden courted black voters, discussed the stalled voting rights legislation, and referred to some House Republicans as "fiscally demented.""

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"And, no malarkey, Dr. King," Biden said."

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"That's how they're starting their new term," Biden said."

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"At Ebenezer Baptist Church on Jan. 15, Biden called the historic place of worship "America's freedom church" and said that democracy is at a "perilous moment" and that King's life and legacy "show us the way, and we should pay attention."

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"In his remarks at the breakfast, Biden said in two years he has delivered in many areas for black Americans and expressed his intent to generate more support in Congress for stalled voting rights legislation."

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"nn"The battle for the soul of the nation is perennial," Biden added."

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"Democracies can backslide, Biden told the congregants at Ebenezer."

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"Biden's speeches in Atlanta and Washington were delivered as he contemplates whether to seek reelection in 2024 and after Attorney General Merrick Garland on Jan. 12 announced the appointment of special counsel to look into how the president handled classified materials when his tenure as vice president ended in 2017."

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""That, my friends, is God's work," Warnock said, noting that Biden "had a little something to do with it.""

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""That, my friends, is God's work," Warnock said, noting that Biden "had a little something to do with it.""

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""I've spoken before parliaments, kings, queens, leaders of the world, but this is intimidating," Biden said in his opening remarks."

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"Biden's initiative to diversify the federal judiciary, including the appointment of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has been a widely discussed topic with the White House."

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