Biden condemns 'institutional racism' as he meets black leaders over Floyd death

JOE. File photo taken on March 12, 2020 of former US Vice President and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden during a press event in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo by Saul Leob/AFP

"The band-aid has been ripped off this pandemic and this president," Biden said, speaking at the Bethel AME Church in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.The church meeting was the first time the 77-year-old Biden, who served as president Barack Obama's vice president, had participated in person in a public gathering since mid-March, when the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly paralyzed his campaign.

The death of Floyd – a black man killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota while in police custody –"invoked the full weight of our history...how black lives have been devalued by society. And it's not only intolerable but people are angry." Democratic House Representative Blunt Rochester, in emotional, impassioned remarks, said she appreciated Biden for"showing up."

"We're here not only to love you, but to push you" for more support to the Democratic Party's African-American base, he said.

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