Cory Booker questions whether Joe Biden is able to speak 'honestly' about race

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Cory Booker questions whether Joe Biden is able to speak 'honestly' about race
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Sen. Booker questions whether former VP Biden could be a uniter on race if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination, saying he has an “inability to talk candidly about the mistakes he made.”

could be a uniter on race if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination, accusing Biden of having an “inability to talk candidly about the mistakes he made.

Noting that she was a part of an early wave of busing minority children to other schools, Harris took issue with Biden's efforts to block federally-mandated busing. During his interview Sunday, Booker also brought up Biden's work on the 1994 crime bill, a tough-on-crime approach from which many Democrats have walked away.

"A lot of Democrats who were involved with the 1994 came bill have spoken very openly and with vulnerability, talking about their mistakes," Booker said.

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