White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Monday that he wouldn’t assess Vice President Joe Biden’s body language to determine if he would run for President.
Speculation mounted Monday morning when MSNBC reported that Biden would make a decision in the next 48 hours.
Earnest was asked at his daily media briefing Monday if Biden looked “like a guy who’s about to announce he’s running for President?”
“That is a creative way to ask that question,” Earnest responded.
“I’m not going to stand here and assess the Vice President’s body language,” Earnest continued. “There is no denying that Vice President Biden is somebody who brings a lot of energy to his current job. And based on the fact that he has run for President twice before, I think should be a clear indication that he believes that he’s got something to offer to that debate and to offer to the country.”
Earnest added that he said Biden’s “strong performance” as Vice President has led others to believe he would be an “influential” and “effective” candidate, but that it’s a personal decision that Biden should make on his own.
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