Andrew Yang made a running leap off the stage at James Clyburn's Fish Fry

He received a warm welcome from the crowd of South Carolina voters

‘If you’ve heard anything about me you’ve heard this: there’s an Asian man running for president who wants to give everyone $1,000,' he told them

At the end of his remarks, he took a running leap off the stage to the ground

Yang was one of nearly two dozen Democratic presidential candidates on the bill

The annual even is organized by Rep. James Clyburn, the most powerful African American lawmaker in the House of Representatives

Clyburn touted the event as '4,400 Pounds of Fish, 6,400 Slices of Bread, and 22 presidential candidates

Andrew Yang made a running leap off the stage at James Clyburn's Fish Fry on Friday night as the crowd cheered him on.

Yang, an entrepreneur turned presidential candidate, told the crowd at the annual South Carolina event: ‘If you’ve heard anything about me you’ve heard this: there’s an Asian man running for president who wants to give everyone $1,000.'

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‘I’m not a career politician,’ Yang told the crowd, who gave him one of the most enthusiastic receptions of the night.

Andrew Yang made a running leap off the stage at James Clyburn's Fish Fry on Friday night as the crowd cheered him on

Yang has gained national attention with his plan to offer every American $1,000 a month in what he calls universal income.

He's qualified for the first Democratic debate next week through achieving enough donors and hitting benchmarks in the polls.

And, on Friday, he joined 20 other Democratic contenders at an event held by the most powerful African American politician in the state.

James Clyburn, the long time South Carolina congressman and highest-ranking African American in the House of Representatives, noted Yang's appeal when he introduced the 44-year-old presidential contender.

He welcomed the ‘leader of the Yang Gang’ to the stage as the crowd yelled ‘Andrew, Andrew, Andrew.’

Yang ended his speech to the crow with what's becoming his signature line: 'The opposite of Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math.'

As the crowd cheered he took a running leap off the stage to the ground below.

He told DailyMail.com afterward that he wanted the crowd to know he appreciated them.

'It seemed like I had some enthusiastic fans. And I always feel very grateful to folks who stand there, oftentimes for hours on so if I can do something simple that makes them know that, you know, I appreciate them. Give them some thing that they can remember,' he said. 'And it's in my power to provide that I'm very happy to do so. I feel bad if I didn't, and I had the opportunity.'

Andrew Yang prepares to make his leap

Andrew Yang hi-fives supporters after his remarks

Also during the event, former Vice President Joe Biden faced South Carolina voters for the first time since he spoke about working with virulent segregationist lawmakers while serving in the Senate for decades – and called for the party to back whoever wins the nomination.

Biden took the stage immediately before Cory Booker at a South Carolina fish fry Friday night – and each called for party unity after engaging in the sharpest intra-party spat of the campaign.

'Folks I’m here to tell you I hope to be your nominee,' Biden told the crowd. 'Whomever the Democratic nominee is, we have to stay together and elect a Democrat president of the United States of America.'

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Biden also made sure to tout his link to former President Barack Obama.

He called Clyburn 'The highest ranking African American in the history of the United States of America – other than the guy I worked with for eight years.

Joe Biden is calling for unity at the end of the Democratic primary process

Booker, who trashed Biden after his comments to a Manhattan fundraiser about working with Sen. James O. Eastland of Mississippi and Sen. Herman Talmadge of Georgia, also called for unity.

'We all must make sure that we may be in the midst of a primary but when the primary is over we become a united force,' urged Booker, a New Jersey Senator who was among the first to go after Biden for his comments.

Booker wouldn't respond directly when asked whether he and Biden had agreed on delivering the same unity message following their angry spat.

He said the mission was to 'not just to beat one guy in one office but we become a united force to put the indivisible back in this one nation.'

'I think everybody in this group believes that we should be pulling our party together, whoever the nominee, we've got to support them,' he told DailyMail.com.

But Booker elected not to use the event to go on the attack against Biden. Instead, he settled for a pair of fish jokes at the end of his on-stage remarks.

He told Clyburn: 'From one dad to a guy who likes dad jokes. Let's not flounder. Let's go out there and kick some bass.'

Cory Booker urged the crowd to be a united force in the next presidential election

Teneshia Robins of Columbia takes a drink of water while supporting Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker at the entrance of "Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry" in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Randall Hill

South Carolina Democrats are served dinner at Rep. Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders try to chant louder than supporters of candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren outside of Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Supporters of presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker cheer outside of Jim Clyburn's World Famous Fish Fry in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., June 21, 2019. Booker tore into Biden this week

CNN asked Biden why Booker should apologize – as Biden called for him to do after Booker unloaded on his own comments.

'No one should apologize,' he responded.

The two men reportedly had a tense phone call after Booker bashed Biden's comments and Biden said Booker is the one who should apologize.

Booker wouldn't say if the men spoke back stage Friday night.

Clyburn, asked by DailyMail.com whether he played peacemaker Friday night, said he had not. He came out forcefully in defense of Biden after his remarks, and is a prominent African American leader as the Majority Whip in the House.

He denied that the tension hung over the event. 'Not to me. I don't feel it,' he said.

'I thought that was great. I thought it was genuine,' he said of the call for unity.

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Asked if Biden owed Booker an apology, Clyburn responded: 'I have no idea. I'm not into that. I've talked about all I need to say about that. Anybody whose spend his whole life having to work – having to work with Strom Thurmond – I don't know how you would ask me that,' he said, referring to the longtime South Carolina senator who ran for president as a Dixiecrat.

The presidential candidates crowded together along side the stage to wait for their chance to address the crowd. Seen in this photo: Julian Castro, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Michael Bennet

Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts told DailyMail.com Biden and other candidates all spent time talking together backstage.

'He hung out with all of us before we came out. For awhile,' said Moulton.

'I talked about my daughter,' said the congressman, who has an 8-month old baby at home.

Clyburn hosts his annual fish fry - which features free fried fish and alcohol - to give Democratic candidates a chance to appeal to African American voters along with making a play for his blessing.

It's a must-stop for any serious presidential contender given South Carolina's spot as the number three primary in the nomination process.

The candidates crowded into together to the side of the stage before going onto give their one-minute remarks.

The contenders lined up in their blue T-shirts with Clyburn's name strewn across them. Only Bernie Sanders didn't wear the t-shirt on stage although he donned it for the group photo.

They were smushed in together in the 80-plus degree hot South Carolina night.

Only Bernie Sanders didn't wear a blue Clyburn t-shirt on stage

The Democratic presidential field on stage at James Clyburn's fish fry

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Like all candidates, Biden had to keep his comments to just a few minutes. The contenders were given a one-minute time limit although some went over.

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'That’s the shortest speech Joe Biden has ever made,' said Clyburn when it was over.