“We have a president who embraces white supremacists, who rips families away at the border,” Mr. Biden said. “We have to work together twice as hard to get out of the situation we find ourselves in.”
“God willing, we can turn four years of Donald Trump into an historical aberration,” he added.
After the South Carolina events, most of the candidates planned to fly quickly to Iowa to attend the 2020 Iowa Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum on Monday afternoon.
At a breakfast honoring Dr. King in Washington, D.C., former President Bill Clinton delivered a message casting the diversity of America as one of the country’s biggest strengths. But he also noted that a diverse nation functions well only if everyone follows “the same set of rules,” making an oblique nod to Mr. Trump as well as to Republican efforts to make it harder for some communities of color to cast their ballots.
“America, at its best, is a country of inclusive tribalism,” he told an audience of black leaders, public officials and activists. “Our churches, our synagogues, our mosques or temples, we like diversity but it only works if you think our common humanity matters more.”
“There are 15 issues we should be fighting about, but at the core is universal easy access to vote where the votes count,” he said. “And a vigorous attempt to stop foreign influence.”
Mr. Clinton was in Washington to accept an award at a breakfast hosted by the National Action Network, the organization founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
Jonathan Martin contributed reporting from Columbia, S.C., and Lisa Lerer from Washington.
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