Joe Biden falsely claims: ‘I did not oppose busing in America’

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Joe Biden at the second night of the Democratic debate pushed back on charges that his 1970s-era opposition to school busing as a senator disqualifies him from claiming his party’s 2020 presidential nomination.

The former vice president’s remarks stemmed from a heated exchange with California Sen. Kamala Harris, who asked the longtime Delaware senator if he would renounce his previous opposition to federally mandated school busing.

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