Why is Biden celebrating a famous racist in the Oval Office?
President Joe Biden gave socialist activist Cesar Chavez, who opposed illegal immigrants and used slurs against them, a prominent place in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk amid pictures of his family.
A bust of Chavez was one of several changes Biden made to the decor of the Oval Office, according to The Washington Post.
Chavez was an American socialist labor leader who helped found the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s, which sought better working conditions for agricultural workers. He called illegal immigrants “wetbacks” and opposed illegal immigration from Mexico because he believed it had a detrimental effect on strikes.
“As long as we have a poor country bordering California, it’s going to be very difficult to win strikes,” Chavez said during an interview in 1972.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: A sculpted bust of Cesar Chavez is seen with a collection of framed photos on a table as U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden became the 46th president of the United States earlier today during the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)