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Why number one, why bring up these two guys? they were separatists. and number two, shannon, was the correct answer that i was one in 100, we had to get work done, so it means you have to work with all kinds of unsavory people? >> well, i dont know why joe biden decided to go here. because again, what is your -- what is your message? what are you trying to get across? and you know, if the message is trying to be -- i think as were trying to dissect whats going on here, this idea of civility, tha...

The views of the segregationists. the point i made is you dont have to agree. you dont have to like the people in terms of their views but you simply make the case and you beat them. >> biden later lamenting the harsh start to the 2020 race saying at a fund-raiser late last night, its going to be pretty ugly but heres the deal. im not going to participate. >> reporter: christine and dave, despite facing criticism from some of his 2020 democratic rivals, joe biden is defending his recent comments...

And elizabeth warren catching up to him in the present polling. we also have a member of the house judiciary committee here tonight, fresh off the hope hicks testimony and the first hearing on reparations in 30 years. lets get word from inside the rooms where things happen. what do you say? lets get after it. all right. so joe biden has gone from offense to defense, all right. hes now taking on the rivals who were going after him for recalling the, quote, civility of two former segregationist se...

All right. this morning, a major rift within the democratic field for president. and no one is saying sorry. this as former vice president joe biden is refusing to apologize for some controversial remarks he made about working with segregationist senators in the past. heres what he said this week, quote, i was in a caucus with james o. eastland. he never called me boy. he always called me son. and biden went on to say, guess what, at least theres some civility. we got things done. we didnt agree...

Baseball game in colorado. what set them off. good morning and welcome to "early start," everyone. im christine romans. >> good to have you back. zploed. >> what are they doing in colorado? dave briggs from colorado. defend your state. >> i will shortly. i will attempt to. im dave briggs. its thursday, june 20th. well get to that little league brawl. 4 a.m. in the east. 2020. no apology from joe biden. biden saying during a tuesday fund-raiser, quote, he never called me boy. he always called me ...

>> i have an important guest. cory booker. i have to get to him. see you soon. >> great guest. >> this is "cnn tonight" im don lemon. joe biden just came out with a really strong defense to the controversy over comments he made at a fundraiser. while touting his campaign theme about his long record of bringing opposites sides to the to get things doeb. he talked about working in the senate in the 1970s with mississippi sooner james oh east land and georgia senator. avid seg gre gagsists and civi...

Meanest guys i ever knew. well guess what? at least there was some civility. we got things done. we didnt agree on much of anything but we got things done. but today, you look at the other side and youre the enemy. not the opposition, the enemy. we dont talk to each other anymore. many 2020 contenders including elizabeth warren and kamala harris quickly responded to bidens comments suggesting that he was celebrating segregationists. senator cory booker went one step further asking joe biden to a...

President. he has often praised what he called a bygone era of civility in the senate. and that sometimes comes with these figures, figures are open ly racialists. and he said hes going to be forced to change that language. with some his advisers and even supporters were shocked with the way he was characterizing his relationships with those senators. they said, if you want to talk about bipartisanship, why not mention other republicans, not the most controversial of them. and we know democrats ...

2020 democrats smell blood in the water as joe biden is broiled in a controversy. he spoke favorably of his civility with two senate democrats. both men fiercely opposed desegregation. a number of booidens 2020 opponents jumped on the opportunity to take him to task for his comments including bernie sanders just last hour. >> when youre in congress, you work with everybody. every member of the house works with people who have drifferent points of view. i dont think you have to be touting persona...

Of the late senator james eastland, a southern segregationist and staunch critic of the civil rights movement. he never called me, quote, boy, he always called me son. at least there was some civility. we got things done. we never agreed on much of anything, we got things done. some are calling on him to apologize. >> i think to be singing the praises of people who were vicious segregationists is not something that anybody should be doing. >> it is never okay to celebrate segregationists, never....