The New York Times’s Mark Leibovich: Obama spoke about Biden “with a patronizing overfondness – as if the VP were the beloved family dog that kept peeing on the carpet.” (2/7)
Barack Obama in 2009: “I don’t remember exactly what Joe was referring to, not surprisingly” (3/7)
Ahead of the 2020 cycle, Obama warned Biden: “You don’t have to do this, Joe, you really don’t”
Obama spoke with Biden several times before he announced his bid and took “took pains to cast his doubts about the campaign.” (4/7)
The New York Times reported Obama warned Biden’s team to “make sure Mr. Biden did not ‘embarrass himself’ or ‘damage his legacy’ during the campaign.” (5/7)
Obama repeatedly urged Biden to reconsider running for President and warned Biden he was “better off” sticking to his promise not to seek the Presidency. (6/7)
Members of Obama’s 2012 campaign called Biden’s gaffes “Joe Bombs,” and were keenly aware of the need to keep tabs on Biden while he was on the campaign trail. (7/7)
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Joe Biden said, “The first thing I would do” is raise taxes by eliminating @realDonaldTrump's tax cuts.
Biden and Kamala Harris are campaigning on a $4 TRILLION tax hike, the largest ever.
Biden's tax agenda would hurt 82% of Americans.
Americans have @realDonaldTrump & Republicans to thank for a tax system that is less complex and less costly for the middle-class, small businesses and working families.
Yet Biden says: “I’m going to eliminate mostly – all of [Trump’s tax cuts]...”
Because of @realDonaldTrump's agenda, the lion’s share of the tax savings went to low and middle-income households.
But Joe Biden promises to “take away” tax cuts from “everybody out there.”
March 12, Dr. Anthony Fauci commended the travel restrictions with China and Europe saying they, “absolutely” helped and were “the right public health call.”
(Reminder Joe Biden was opposed to this.)
March 15: Dr. Anthony Fauci: The Trump administration has a “very positive” “multifaceted” response to coronavirus.
March 15: Dr. Anthony Fauci: “Yes, absolutely” the federal government is doing everything needed to contain COVID-19.
March 17: Dr. Anthony Fauci: “impressed” by the Trump administration’s “comprehensive” mobilization to combat the coronavirus.
It is a fact, Joe Biden has promised to ban fracking. #VPDebate
"Yes,” he would stop fracking.
CNN’s Dana Bash asked Biden earlier this year, “Would there be any place for fossil fuels including coal and fracking in a Biden administration,” Biden replied, “No, we would we would work it out. We would make sure it's eliminated.”
Biden also said there would be “no more, no new fracking” in my administration.