Ep. 522 - I had low expectations for Joe Biden. Somehow, he’s failed to even meet those.
The Breakdown with Shaun King
The North Star
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2021
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | If you've followed me for any time, I've been a lifelong critic of Joe Biden. |
| 0:05.8 | And while I still hold that I think Joe Biden is better than Donald Trump for a few reasons, |
| 0:13.6 | it's pretty terrible. |
| 0:15.1 | I mean, I know. |
| 0:17.7 | I know we saw this coming and I never... |
| 0:21.6 | I never really thought that Joe Biden would be great. |
| 0:24.4 | I mean, obviously, I'm a Bernie guy to my bones and campaign my heart out for Bernie. |
| 0:31.2 | But I did have what I think is clearly now some ridiculous hope |
| 0:39.2 | that Joe Biden would prove all of us wrong and be... |
| 0:44.8 | even though he's never been this in his life. |
| 0:48.0 | And he would be courageous on policy |
| 0:51.4 | and that he would definitely fight for African-Americans since Black folk put him into office. |
| 0:57.9 | But that's definitely not what's happening. |
| 1:00.4 | Not at all. |
| 1:02.4 | I want to unpack and explain now that we're 10 months into the Biden presidency |
| 1:08.4 | where I think he is, where I think he's going, |
| 1:12.4 | and why I think it's so damn bad. |
| 1:15.9 | This is Sean King. |
| 1:17.9 | And you are listening to... |
| 1:19.4 | The breakdown. |
| 1:24.4 | The breakdown. |
| 1:26.4 | The breakdown. |
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