Biden Addresses Fallout From ‘You Ain’t Black’ Comment

Says he 'shouldn’t have been such a wise guy'

A screenshot of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden's virtual campaign event on in Chicago, Illinois, on March 13, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday said that he “should not have been so cavalier” after he told a radio host that African Americans who back President Donald Trump “ain’t black.”

The comment was interpreted by some as presuming black Americans would vote for him.