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Kaine announced on April 5, 2011, that he would run for the United States Senate seat held by retiring Democrat [[Jim Webb]]. He defeated former Republican Senator and Governor [[George Allen]] to win the seat in the 2012 election.

Kaine announced on April 5, 2011, that he would run for the United States Senate seat held by retiring Democrat [[Jim Webb]]. He defeated former Republican Senator and Governor [[George Allen]] to win the seat in the 2012 election.

During a speech on the Senate floor, Kaine made the claim that America created slavery.  He said "They were slaves, they had been captured against their will, but they landed in colonies that didn't have slavery — there were no laws about slavery in the colonies at that time.  The United States didn't inherit slavery from anybody. We created it."<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/news/tim-kaine-created-slavery-twitter Tim Kaine faces furious backlash after claiming the United States 'created' slavery]</ref>

During a speech on the Senate floor, Kaine made the claim that America created slavery.  He said "They were slaves, they had been captured against their will, but they landed in colonies that didn't have slavery — there were no laws about slavery in the colonies at that time.  The United States didn't inherit slavery from anybody. We created it."<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/news/tim-kaine-created-slavery-twitter Tim Kaine faces furious backlash after claiming the United States 'created' slavery], ''The Blaze'', June 16, 2020 </ref>

Kaine defended and praised former Chicago Mayor [[Rahm Emanuel]] on his handling of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald.  

Kaine defended and praised former Chicago Mayor [[Rahm Emanuel]] on his handling of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald.