South Carolina Senator Tim Scott is drawing heat from democrats following his rebuttal to President Biden’s Wednesday address to Congress. The View co-host Joy Behar is one of the left-leaning pundits criticizing Scott’s stance on racism.
Behar, who is White, suggested while railing against Scott, the only Black Republican in the U.S. Senate that he “doesn’t seem to understand” the difference between a racist country and systemic racism.
“Now, Tim Scott, he does not seem to understand — and a lot of them don’t seem to understand — the difference between a racist country and systemic racism. They don’t seem to get the difference,” she said.
Behar praised Biden’s speech, as well as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying it felt “wonderful” to see the two women sitting behind him.
“Yes, maybe it’s not a racist country. Maybe Americans, the majority, are not racist. But we live in a country with systemic racism,” Behar continued. “The fact that Tim Scott cannot acknowledge this is appalling. How can you go out there and say that when you just said two minutes ago that you were the object and the victim of discrimination?”
