After segregation comments, Cory Booker says Biden will be defeated in 2020 Democratic primary

Published June 19, 2019 5:06pm ET



Weighing in on his 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden’s comments about his friendships with segregationists, Sen. Cory Booker predicted the former vice president would not be his party’s presidential nominee.

The New Jersey Democrat has not gone after the former vice president by name as the two vie for the party’s nomination. That changed Wednesday as Biden faced criticism for his comments invoking two segregationist senators.

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