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SETMAYER: "I mean, that question is laughable. Does Joe Biden have the same record that Donald Trump does for his entire career of being a bigot and a racist? No. Was Joe Biden sued for racial discrimination, housing discrimination in the ‘70s? Was he sued by black dealers in his casinos for racial discrimination? Has he — you know, has Donald Trump been given an award by the National Civil Rights Museum the way Joe Biden has? Was — I mean — there — the records are not comparable in any way. Donald Trump — that statement from Donald Trump’s campaign is laughable. I mean, it’s laughable. We see and hear what Donald Trump does every day. Just because Jared Kushner convinced him the way to try to get a talking point to say that you’re not a racist is to pass criminal justice reform, we’re supposed to believe that that’s what’s in Donald Trump’s heart? His entire career has demonstrated that he is a racist. The birther movement. The Central Park Five. Charlottesville. He’s defending Confederate flags and statues, for goodness sakes. He’s threatening to veto the National Defense Authorization Bill, which actually funds the Pentagon and our soldiers, he’s threatening to veto that if there is a renaming of Confederate names on bases. How many times do we have to see Donald Trump engage in behavior that is overtly racist?”
