Joe and his wife, Jill Biden, discuss the Vice President’s decision not to run for President in the 2016 election in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” program, according to a preview of the discussion posted online Sunday.
The full interview is scheduled to air Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
Biden announced last week that he wouldn’t get in the race for the Democratic nomination in the White House’s Rose Garden, alongside Jill and President Obama.
“I came home and Hunter, our son was upstairs with mom, with Jill. And I walked in and I said, “You know, I just don’t think there’s time,'” Joe Biden said. “I’ve just decided, “I don’t think we can run the kind of campaign we have to run to be able to win.” And I remember Jill just got up off the couch, gave me a big hug, and said, “I think you’re right.””
Jill Biden said she was disappointed that he decided not to run and that she believed he would’ve “been the best President.”
Watch the preview:
I like Joe, and would have been fine with him serving one term and bringing up a newcomer as his VP. I think Dr. Biden is fantastic. And, I am a reluctant HRC supporter, but think she has more ambition than he does, which is necessary. All that said, I think the good VP made the right decision, and I hope he finds an equally meaningful mission once out of office.
I also think that Joe would have made an excellent President, particularly in this time when so many of our wannabe leaders appear completely disconnected from reality.
As a Democratic elder statesman, Biden can still serve a major leadership role by leading a massive effort to recruit quality Democrats to run for the Senate and House and working to get them elected. No Democratic president will succeed unless rationality is returned to Capitol Hill.
“If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice…”
Good luck, Joe
I know this sounds unorthodox, even crazy, but I hope Hillary picks Joe Biden to be VP for her administration when and if she becomes President. There’s nothing in the Constitution that says he can’t be chosen again, even though its never been done. There are no term limits on the VP either. He’d be the perennial Vice President of the United States…and a good one at that.
I’ve had that same thought myself.