Jill Biden on Kamala Harris's claims against Joe Biden: American people 'didn't buy it'

George Back
·Producer, Yahoo Entertainment
Updated

On Cuomo Prime Time Monday night, Jill Biden defended her husband, Joe Biden, while discussing the recent Democratic debate. During the debate, Sen. Kamala Harris called the former vice president out for his work with segregationist politicians in the 1970s and early ‘80s.

Jill Biden took exception to Harris alluding to her husband being complicit of bigotry. Harris started her attack during the second Democratic debate by saying, “I do not believe you are a racist ... but …”

“I mean, the one thing you cannot say about Joe is that he's a racist. He got into politics because of his commitment to civil rights,” Dr. Biden told Chris Cuomo.

“I think the American people know Joe Biden, they know his values, they know what he stands for, and they didn't buy it,” she continued.

Though she claimed voters didn’t “buy it,” polls showed a dramatic upswing for Harris and downturn for Biden following the debate.

The Bidens are not too worried about the temporary slump in poll numbers. They even referred to the campaign as a marathon.

“The polls are coming back up,” said Jill Biden, adding, “And I think the more people get to know Joe, the higher the polls will get.”

Cuomo Prime Time airs weeknights at 9 p.m. on CNN.

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