Biden urges Americans to 'reject the lie' of the Great Replacement during visit to Buffalo

Joe Biden
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President Biden on Tuesday visited the scene of a racially motivated mass shooting that took place three days earlier.

During the visit, the president and the first lady laid flowers at the supermarket where 13 people — 11 of whom were Black — were shot on Saturday by a white supremacist who drove several hours to intentionally target a predominately Black neighborhood.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.