CNN's Brianna Keilor and Boris Sanchez appeared stunned Monday after contributor and former Republican lawmaker Mia Love accused the government of suppressing black voters.

Love first focused on Biden's failure to credit former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley with removing the Confederate flag from the state Capitol grounds in 2015. Biden then said he should try to keep his promise to find a cure for cancer, arguing that finding a cure for cancer will be difficult. Biden's winning campaign message, especially among Black voters.

Keillor agreed that finding a cure for cancer is not only politically viable, but a win for everyone, and noted that earlier in the day his colleague Sarah Sydner was diagnosed with cancer. In response to the announcement, Mr. Sanchez also said that it struck a chord with him.

“So-” Sanchez began before Love could interject.

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“You know [inaudible]there's another thing that's really frustrating and I've said it before,'' Love said at the confused look on Sanchez's face.

“The government will give black people exactly what they need to stay where they are and not go any further. In other words, why do black people get a little more money when they decide to move up at work? Why lose it all because you've made a little more money, if you have any help from the government when you decide to get it, that's ridiculous. We don't allow people to move up the ranks to make more money and get out of poverty. They're stuck in poverty. We need to make upward mobility easier for people.”

“This is a fascinating argument, one that President Trump and his allies will argue should be front and center for African American voters,” Sanchez said before ending his corner. Ta. (Related article: 'Biden didn't do it': CNN contributor slams Biden for not recognizing Haley's accomplishments)

Peter C. Earle, a senior fellow at the American Institute of Economic Research, explained: forbes Workers who receive wage spikes may be “earning” out of government aid programs that may ultimately hurt workers. Earle said some public aid “could mean that as wages rise, individuals who previously received aid may receive less or no aid at all.”

The debate comes as Biden's American Rescue Plan significantly expands unemployment benefits and workers find they can earn more sitting at home collecting benefits than working minimum wage jobs. It has been rapidly increasing in recent years.

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