After liberals freaked out over DEI label, conservatives pulled receipts showing Biden originally used the phrase.
While liberals and the Democrat elite blasted conservatives for labeling Kamala Harris a DEI hire, receipts show Biden originally coined the title.
The fallout happened after Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) used the label for Harris in an X post Monday, writing, “The incompetency level is at an all-time high in Washington. The media propped up this president, lied to the American people for three years, and then dumped him for our DEI vice president.”
In a follow-up, Rep. Burchett later told a CNN reporter it was discriminatory for Biden to only consider black women for the VP role and that he “100%” believed Harris was a DEI hire.
He ain’t lying..
Rep. Tim Burchett tells CNN that Kamala Harris Was a DEl Hire.
Never forget that Kamala Harris has locked up thousands of black men and withheld evidence that would have freed them. #NeverKamala
Trump will #WinWithBlackMen pic.twitter.com/ASIcIHWZWl
— CoolBlue (@BackThebluecool) July 23, 2024
The criticism rankled members of the leftist mainstream media which claimed it was deeply offensive to claim Harris was hired solely based on being a woman of color, with former White House adviser Susan Rice calling it “incredibly insulting.”
However, conservatives had to look no further than Joe Biden to find examples of he himself lauding the fact Harris was a brimming example of “diversity, equity and inclusion” principles.
Democrats today: Calling Kamala Harris a DEI hire is racist!
Joe Biden in May: “To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally the core strengths of America. That’s why I’m proud to have the most diverse administration in history that taps into the full… pic.twitter.com/hIWxyYoZkM
— Wojciech Pawelczyk (@WojPawelczyk) July 24, 2024
“To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally — and this is not kidding — the core strengths of America,” Biden said at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Penn., just two months ago. “That’s why I’m proud to have the most diverse administration in history that taps into the full talents of our country. And it starts at the top with the Vice President.”
Biden’s comments were also located in a White House transcript of the event.
Biden himself called her a DEI hire in May: https://t.co/mlNcJBzPfG https://t.co/tmUPI0dKiE pic.twitter.com/yJPHMEmuL0
— Kristina Wong ?? (@kristina_wong) July 24, 2024
Here’s Kamala Harris directly associating her vice presidency with DEI. pic.twitter.com/t5Mul1UO75
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) July 24, 2024
The fake news is now saying that when conservatives call Kamala Harris a DEI candidate it’s racist. What about when Joe Biden called her one?
“To me, the values of diversity, equality, inclusion are literally — and this is not kidding — the core strengths of America. That’s why… pic.twitter.com/8aviG3jlV7
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 24, 2024
? The radical left is attacking Rep. @TimBurchett for accurately calling Kamala Harris a DEI VP
But little do they know, Tim was simply quoting JOE BIDEN ?
Joe said:
“Diversity, Equality & Inclusion are the core strengths of America… I’m proud to have the most diverse… pic.twitter.com/LUdmOp1LYp
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 23, 2024
Democrats’ feigned outrage over the DEI title comes as the media is tripping over itself to rewrite history as Harris has apparently become the party’s presumptive nominee.
On Wednesday, Axios claimed conservatives had falsely labeled Harris as Biden’s “border czar” — despite the fact they themselves reported three years ago that Biden appointed her as his “border czar.”
Political ranking service GovTrack also quietly deleted its scorecard ranking Harris as the most left-leaning senator of 2019.
The media fix is in:
– Axios deletes calling Harris the border czar
– GovTrack deletes calling Harris the most liberal Senator
– Harris was a shining example of DEI; now calling her a “DEI candidate” is false and racist pic.twitter.com/s4fLon6rj5— John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) July 24, 2024
Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama has not yet endorsed Harris.
