Former Vice President Joe Biden spoke about the Clarence Thomas hearings on Tuesday night at the Biden Courage Awards in New York City, blaming a “bunch of white guys” in the Senate for failing to grasp Anita Hill’s sexual harassment accusations.
Biden said Hill paid a “terrible price” for testifying against Thomas during his confirmation.
“I also realized there was a real and perceived problem the committee faced. They were a bunch of white guys. No, I mean it sincerely. A bunch of white guys hearing this testimony on the Senate Judiciary Committee,” he said. “So when Anita Hill came to testify she faced a committee that didn’t fully understand what the hell it was all about.”