Reid spoke of future President Barack Obama in 2008 describ… - Harry Reid

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Reid spoke of future President Barack Obama in 2008 describing him as a, "light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Reid apologized for these remarks in January 2010 when they were publicized.

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Harry Mason Reid (December 2, 1939 – December 28, 2021) was a retired American politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He served as the leader of the Senate Democrats from 2005 to 2017 and as the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015.

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Birth Name: Harry Mason Reid Jr.

Alternative Names: Harry Mason Reid • Harry M. Reid • Harry M Reid • Harry Mason Reid, Jr.

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