Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke on Wednesday during a virtual convention
She shared her own experiences of racism growing up in Louisiana I ve seen for myself how the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles, Thomas-Greenfield said in the meeting
She also discussed the KKK burning crosses on lawns when she was a child
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended Thomas-Greenfield and said President Biden is proud to have her in that position
When pressed on Biden s view, Psaki said there was a history of systemic racism in our country
She brushed off an effort to link the diplomat s comments to a ploy by the Chinese government to try to turn the tables on the U.S. over human rights
Biden s ambassador to the UN says white supremacy is weaved into America s founding documents because of slavery
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