News about Strom Thurmond

Biden sparks fury for claiming today's Republicans are 'worse' than the SEGREGATIONISTS he served with in the Senate: Speaker Mike Johnson slams Joe for 'playing the race card' because he is 'desperate in the polls'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 22, 2024
"I've been a senator since 1972," Biden said at a fundraiser in California on Wednesday night. I've worked with genuine bigotry. I've been with Strom Thurmond for 28 years. I've worked with some of these guys who have set bad race records. But guess what? These guys are just worse. These guys have no belief in basic democratic principles.' Johnson characterized the X remarks as "outrageous." 'The least popular president to run for re-election is now so drained and so ineffective in the polls, he's playing the race card from the bottom of the deck.' During his 2020 campaign, Biden was obliged to apologise for fondly discussing working with southern segregationists.

The number of legislators in Congress over the age of 70 has risen from 8% to 23% in two decades, according to a Septuagenarian surge

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 15, 2022
The shocking findings show that young voters are increasingly dissatisfied with leadership change, despite the fact that ministers are now serving longer terms and awarding each other senior roles. For the most part, the upper echelons of congressional leadership are also older, with the majority of them being over the age of 75. Despite their traditionally younger voter base, Democrats are especially true. Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Majority Whip James Clyburn are among House members over 80. Pelosi and Clyburn were both born in 1940, making them 82 years old, while Hoyer is 83 years old. Senator Mitch McConnell is close to retiring at 80, while his Democratic counterpart Chuck Schumer is on the younger side at 71.