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Transcript/Script((BRIEF SLUG: BIDEN – ANTI-HATE SUMMIT TV
HEADLINE: Biden Hosts Unity Summit Amid Political Division
TEASER: White House gathering brings together community groups, local leaders and survivors of hate-fueled violence
PUBLISHED AT: 9/15/2022,
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
DATELINE: White House
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SCRIPT EDITORS: Jepsen, Reifenrath
VIDEO SOURCE (S): AFP, AP
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[[At a White House summit Thursday aimed at combating division and hate-fueled violence, U.S. President Joe Biden railed against white supremacists and urged the nation to overcome its “toxic” political division. As White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, Biden's critics say he is the one fomenting discord.]]
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The 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. President Joe Biden recounted the event, which resulted in the killing of a counter-protester,
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as he hosted the “United We Stand Summit” at the White House Thursday.
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“White supremacists will not have the last word, and this venom and violence cannot be the story of our time.”
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The White House said the event honors communities that have been through hate-based attacks,
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including the mass shootings that took place at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin in 2012; a gay nightclub in Florida in 2016; an Asian spa in Georgia in 2021; a Texas supermarket in 2019, targeting Hispanic people; and a New York supermarket earlier this year, targeting Black people.
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FBI data show hate crimes have increased in recent years.
Several factors have contributed to their increase, including pandemic-related stress and hostile political rhetoric, says Phyllis Gerstenfeld, professor of criminal justice at California State University, Stanislaus.
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“That's been a major factor for the last six years, where we hear mainstream politicians saying things that are completely in line with what white supremacists and other extremists are saying.”
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An Economist-YouGov poll shows that 66% Americans believe that political divisions in this country have gotten worse since the beginning of 2021, and that 62% expect an increase in political divisions in the coming years.
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“Hate-fueled violence is born in the fertile soil of a toxic division. We won't solve the problem by going after the extreme fringes alone. We have to confront the ways in which our toxic division fuels this crisis for all of us."
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His critics argue that Biden himself is fomenting division as he ramps up attacks in recent weeks
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against so-called MAGA Republicans — loyal followers of former President Donald Trump — invoking harsh political rhetoric that includes accusing them of “semi-fascism.”
Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Washington.
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateSeptember 15, 2022 22:51 EDT
BylinePatsy Widakuswara
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
