Biden: Black Entrepreneurs Just As Capable As Whites ‘But They Don’t Have Lawyers’ Or ‘Accountants’

President Joe Biden faced criticism on Tuesday over remarks that he made while speaking in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on race-related issues, saying that black entrepreneurs are “just as capable” as white entrepreneurs, but they don’t have lawyers or accountants.

“The data shows young black entrepreneurs are just as capable of succeeding given the chance as white entrepreneurs are,” Biden said. “But they don’t have lawyers. They don’t have, they don’t have accountants, but they have great ideas.

“Does anyone doubt this whole nation be better off from the investments those people make?” he continued. “And I promise you that’s why I set up this National Small Business Administration that’s much broader because they’re going to get those loans.”

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BIDEN: “…young black entrepreneurs are just as capable of succeeding given the chance as white entrepreneurs are, but they don’t have lawyers, they don’t have accountants…” pic.twitter.com/uaVQO6vPeN

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 1, 2021

Biden faced widespread criticism over his remarks, including from:

Jeffrey A Dove Jr.: “Why is it that every time he speaks about the black community he makes us seem incapable of the simplest tasks? Whether it’s getting an ID card, using the internet to make an appointment or now this.”

Why is it that every time he speaks about the black community he makes us seem incapable of the simplest tasks? Whether it’s getting an ID card, using the internet to make an appointment or now this. #HD51 https://t.co/3psWrjZGWA

— Jeffery A Dove Jr. (@JefferyADoveJr) June 1, 2021

Jon Gabriel: “This just in: Young Black entrepreneurs have lawyers and accountants.”

This just in: Young Black entrepreneurs have lawyers and accountants. https://t.co/Iwm3mekGOB

— Jon Gabriel (@exjon) June 2, 2021

Brit Hume: “How is this not a racist comment?”

How is this not a racist comment? https://t.co/2rUmDVG0i5

— Brit Hume (@brithume) June 2, 2021

Steve Cortes: “Can someone at the White House tell Pop-Pop that it’s 2021, not 1921?”

Can someone at the White House tell Pop-Pop that it’s 2021, not 1921? https://t.co/Uagn6Ot3zn

— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) June 2, 2021

Allie Beth Stuckey: “Why, why, why allow yourself to be patronized like this? You don’t have to.”

Why, why, why allow yourself to be patronized like this? You don’t have to. https://t.co/uyrVscUqip

— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) June 2, 2021

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