Biden compares Trump to George Wallace

JOHANNES EISELE / AFP

Joe Biden has compared Donald Trump to a prominent supporter of racial segregation.

The former US President and Democratic presidential candidate said the current US President is “more George Wallace than George Washington”.

Biden was speaking at campaign event in California when he made the comments.

Wallace, who was the governor of Alabama, is known for his white supremacist views.

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