Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that he will “probably not” be able to reach President Trump’s hardcore base of supporters in his run for the White House, saying that some who back the president are drawn to him because he engages in the “politics of division.”
Speaking at a fundraiser hosted by Joe and Sara Kiani, the founders of the Masimo Corporation, the presumptive Democratic nominee was asked if he hopes to gain support from the president’s base during the general election campaign.
Biden responded with a laugh, according to the pool report from the fundraiser.
“His base? Probably not,” Biden said.
“There are people who support the president because they like the fact that he is engaged in the politics of division,” he added. “They really support the notion that, you know, all Mexicans are rapists and all Muslims are bad and … dividing this nation based on ethnicity, race. This is the one of the few presidents who succeeded by deliberately trying to divide the country, not unite the country.”
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