Harris grabbed control of the debate with a simple phrase: “I would like to speak on the issue of race.”“I do not believe you are a racist,” Harris said. She then laced into Biden over his nostalgic recollections of white supremacist senators, describing this as “hurtful” given her own personal experience of racial profiling and discrimination.

Below is how VP Joe Biden responded today:
“I heard and I respect Senator Harris. For my entire career, I’ve fought my heart out to ensure that civil rights, voting rights, and equal rights are enforced everywhere,” Biden wrote. “These rights are not up to the states to decide. They are embedded in our Constitution. And, the federal government has a duty to protect the civil rights of every single American. That has always been my position.”