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A book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! welcome back to "state of the union." i'm jake tapper. in a major speech yesterday, former vice president joe biden attempted to defend his record saying he's changed since the 1970s and that he was vetted and selected by president obama. that defense comes after weeks of criticism from his democratic opponents who are suggesting the former vice president is out of touch on issues such as race. the vice president spoke exclusively with my colleague chris cuomo and tried to explain his...

Touch on issues such as race. the vice president spoke exclusively with my colleague chris cuomo and tried to explain his position on voluntary school busing in the 1970s. >> if busing didn't work then it made sense you weren't for it back then. but why say you were for it? why not just be straight about it and move on? >> because there are three different pieces. i was -- i was for voluntary busing. number one. i was in support where the court showed that in fact a legislative body took an action preventing black folks from going to a school. that is du jour -- de-jure segregation. i know you...

Under fire, under criticism from his 2020 democratic rivals on a variety of issues since entering the campaign. but recently there's been a big focus on issues regarding race. there were the comments that he made about working with segregationist senators as well as that fiery exchange with kamala harris on the issue of school busing. and right now you're showing biden, in awareness that he needs to take on knows critiques, that criticism of his decadeslong record and also express some remorse for certain situations. so you heard him, you know, say he is sorry. that's not something you heard b...

Bit more of that vote among the african-american community. i was talking to some people earlierxd today who say bide he has been a long-time fixture here as they see his work with president obama ase ó t democratic primary. question now,e1 is biden going be able to turn the page, turn from these issues of school busing, his comments segregation of senators in the past and is he going tofá continue to build momentum in a state here like south carolina. fred. >> thanks so much. let's go to big easyt( now. you know, what is the message from these candidates who are there? we know cory booker j...

>> do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose busing in america? do you agree? >> i did not oppose busing in america. what i opposed was busing ordered by the department of education. that is what i those. >> harris has said desegregation busing should be mandated but this week she used the word considered, more in line with biden's position. >> busing is one among many that should be considered. it is a very current issue of desegregation. >> david axelrod noted harris's change in rhetoric tweeting it sounds like kamala harris is now taking something more like the joe biden position on ...