Radio host Charlamagne tha God has said President Joe Biden together with Democratic centrist Senators Joe Manchin from West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona are 'responsible for the death of the Democratic Party.'
Speaking on his radio show, The Breakfast Club, he proclaimed the trio to be the 'Donkey of The Day' after a push to change the Senate filibuster to pass election reform legislation was defeated in the week.
'These three are collectively responsible for the death of the Democratic Party as we know it,' Charlamagne said.
'People are asking if we are witnessing the death of of democracy in America? Well guess what, if it is, which I believe it is, for some of us, these three are to blame.'
Charlamagne tha God said on his radio show that President Joe Bide and Democratic centrist Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are to blame for the 'death of democracy'
Democrats needed 60 votes in order to end debate and initiate a vote on the legislation that would overhaul U.S. voting laws.
The package combined two separate legislative items that were already passed by the House — the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bills would make Election Day a holiday, adjust the redistricting process and crack down on money in politics.
Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed by opponents of civil rights legislation, Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Sinema and Manchin to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it.
Charlamagne compared the defeat of filibuster reform to the boneheaded loss suffered by the Dallas Cowboys in last Sunday's NFL playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Cowboys trailed 23-17 and were driving for the lead in the final seconds when they ran out of time before the final snap.
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema walks outside Senate chamber before casting her No vote to end filibuster
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia fields phone call before casting his vote against eliminating the filibuster
'I thought that would be the dumbest finish I would see this week, but President Biden said, 'Hold my prune juice!'' he said making the comparison.
On the issue of voting rights and the black vote, Charlamagne then blasted Biden for not making it priority when he took office exactly one year ago.
'After the attempted coup of this country on January 6th, that should have been his first order of business. Protecting voter rights,' Charlamagne stated before accusing the president of not caring about the voting rights of black people.
'Why can't President Biden call out Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for blocking his agenda when them blocking his agenda is actually hurting the American people? If you ask me it's because he don't care. Black people voting is simply not a priority for Biden, Manchin, or Sinema,' he said.
'It's a matter of white privilege for Biden. He failed to give this issue the attention it deserves because he simply can't relate.'
On the issue of voting rights and the black vote, Charlamagne then blasted Biden for not making it priority when he took office (file photo from March 2021)
Biden said he would not be deterred from continuing to push for getting voting rights legislation passed.
'My Administration will never stop fighting to ensure that the
