Today, March 12, at the meeting of the International Association of fire fighters (IAFF) in Washington, Joe Biden, former Vice President of the United States under Obama, said that «in the final stages of the preparation of the decision on participation in presidential elections of 2020.»
Biden, 76-year-old former U.S. Senator from Delaware, went to a firefighter who shouted in unison, «Run, Joe, run!», inviting to participate in the presidential race.
The head of the IAFF Harold Shitburger did not conceal from journalists that has produced this chant on the advice of colleagues: «He told me that he was preparing to make an important decision, I made sure to let him know that when he is ready to «pull the trigger», we will support it».
Biden said his longtime political allies from the community of firefighters that he really need their support in a few weeks.
Biden hints at a 2020 campaign to audience cheering ‘run, Joe, run’ pic.twitter.com/41XDEHDIzG
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) March 12, 2019
Today’s edition of The Hill, citing an unnamed Congressman-Democrat, said that the issue is almost solved. The legislator claims he got from Biden’s offer to prepare some ideas for campaign strategies and subsequently to take part in it. The source said that doesn’t know when and where Joe Biden will announce the launch officially. Biden and his wife Jill recently returned from vacation in St. Croix in the Caribbean, where, according to the Congressman, they discussed the details of the future campaign.
Press Secretary of the Biden bill Russo urged not to jump to conclusions.
«Former Vice President has not made a final decision,» he told Hill.
“I was gonna stay away from this, but I can’t,” Biden said, addressing the Trump administration»s newly released budget proposal. «Something they gave millionaires and billionaires, excessive tax breaks, and who are they asking to pay for it? Middle class families like you.» pic.twitter.com/nmLQpEzU5D
— POLITICO (@politico) March 12, 2019
Today, Biden criticized the proposed trump yesterday the draft Budget for 2020.
«I was going to stay away from this, but I can’t, — he said at a meeting with the fire fighter’s Union — They gave millionaires and billionaires tax breaks is excessive, but who they will ask to pay for it? Middle-class family, like you. Nearly a trillion dollars in reduced Medicare and almost a quarter of a trillion decreased funding for Medicaid. Because of the tax cuts for the super-rich who have created a deficit of $1.9 trillion, they need to get someone to pay for it.»
Emotional and harsh criticism of the Budget-2020 could be the first election message candidate Biden to defend the middle class against the preferences of the super-rich. Partners in the Democratic party has not yet commented on a possible solution to Biden. Only the Governor of new York Andrew Cuomo the week before said that raises the possibility of their participation in the elections in 2020 dependent on the decision of Biden. Cuomo will support it and will nominate a candidate, if Biden would not run.
Possible opponents Biden in the presidential race, has already responded to his claims. The source Daily Caller the White house accused former Vice-President of forgetfulness, saying that the budget is trump for 2020 implementing the strategy during the Obama regarding Medicare: «Either Biden never read the budgets of his administration, he either loses his memory or already makes Obama, to appeal to the new socialists in his party. Proposed cuts to Medicare accurately reflect the mechanism proposed by the Obama administration».
