The Senator that Biden spoke of affectionately during this story he told today?

It& #39;s noted segregationist James Eastland

Eastland is one of the two segregationist senators Biden praised last year for their "civility"
Here& #39;s Biden telling the story in 2012, where he names Eastland
Biden spoke more positively today about a segregationist than he did about a majority of the American people https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1315862097188859909?s=19">https://twitter.com/TrumpWarR...
Kamala Harris eviscerated Biden last year for invoking Eastland

"To coddle the reputations of segregationists... [is] misinformed and wrong"

Harris said Eastland "made and built [his] reputation on segregation."
Even Biden& #39;s own advisors admitted he shouldn& #39;t invoke Eastland https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1141405149073760258">https://twitter.com/ShaneGold...
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