Joe Biden rarely lets a public event pass without reminding voters of his work alongside President Barack Obama. "It's not a crutch," Biden said during a forum in Detroit sponsored by the NAACP. "You can ask President Obama.
1 / 2Election 2020 NAACPDemocratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during a candidates forum at the 110th NAACP National Convention, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Detroit. DETROIT — Joe Biden rarely lets a public event pass without reminding voters of his work alongside President Barack Obama. But the former vice president insisted on Wednesday that he's not overly relying on that relationship to fuel his 2020 White House bid.
The 37-year-old Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has made generational change a centerpiece of his presidential candidacy. Without naming Biden, he called on the audience to embrace change and resist the urge to return to the days before President Donald Trump. "But the fact of the matter is he's a close friend," Biden said of Obama."I'm proud to have served with him."
During the first presidential debate, California Sen. Kamala Harris slammed Biden's remarks and highlighted in personal terms his previous opposition to busing. She and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who also criticized Biden's segregationist comment, will share the stage with the former vice president at next week's Democratic debate and could revive their line of attack.
Biden defended the crime bill as needed at the time and noted that it was supported by mayors and black leaders.
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