Biden says today’s Republicans are ‘worse’ than ‘real racists’ he served with as Senator

During a ritzy fundraising gala in the Bay Area this week also attended by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden claimed that today's Republicans were "worse" than "real racists" he's worked with in the past.

The president even went so far as to suggest that segregationist Strom Thurmond had a better record when it came to race than members of the GOP in 2024.

"I've been a senator since '72," Biden told the audience, per the New York Post. "I've served with real racists. I've served with Strom Thurmond."

"I've served with all these guys that have terrible records on race," he continued, "but guess what? These guys [sitting Republicans] are worse. These guys do not believe in basic democratic principles."