Vice President Joe Biden says that when his son Beau Biden was ill, President Obama offered to help the Bidens if the family encountered financial issues.
Biden told CNN that he was concerned about his son’s family losing their income if his son had to resign from his position as the Delaware attorney general, and said he told Obama over lunch that he was considering selling his house.
“He got up and he said, ‘Don’t sell that house. Promise me you won’t sell the house,'” Biden said Obama told him. “He said, ‘I’ll give you the money. Whatever you need, I’ll give you the money. Don’t, Joe — promise me. Promise me.'”
Biden’s friendship with Obama has been well documented during their time in office together. He told CNN that Obama was “the only guy, other than my family, I confided all along” about Beau Biden’s illness.
“It’s personal. It’s family,” he said of his relationship with the President.
Beau Biden passed away in May at the age of 46 after a battle with brain cancer.
Watch part of the CNN interview:
We have been so fortunate to have been led by two such fine men, regardless if you support their policies.
Integrity, compassion and family matters in our leaders.
I have no question in my mind that Obama would have preferred to see Biden as the democrat’s nominee – and that he would have won.
I am not so sure about that. I am also not sure Biden would have had any better chance of winning and he is very prone to sticking his foot in his mouth. I love the guy and he was the best pick Obama could have made for VP but that doesn’t necessarily translate to being a president.
I am not surprised the President would have offered. He is such a good and decent man
On this we agree! I happen to still have fears that Hillary will implode. I’ve committed to voting for her of course – but I am not convinced she is the best candidate we could have had.