Addressing 1,000 Democrats in Delaware, he told his audience that his record was the most progressive ‘of anyone running for the United…’
Joe Biden, one of the favourites to win the 2020 Democratic nomination, appeared to announce his presidential candidacy over the weekend – before retracting his remarks.
He corrected himself quickly, saying “anybody who would run”, but it was too late: his audience burst into -applause in response to what they -believed was an announcement of a presidential run. A rather embarrassed Mr Biden said, “I didn’t mean that,” -before crossing himself. He dropped a less than subtle hint when addressing the International Association of Firefighters – many of whom were waving placards saying “Run Joe Run” last week.
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