Joe Biden says he will recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide, taking a firm stance on an issue many past presidents have avoided
, did not call the 1915 slaughter genocide, instead referring to it as “one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century.”
When former President Barack Obama was an Illinois senator running for office, he said he would recognize the Armenian genocide if elected.
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