Why did Barack Obama and Joe Biden disagree on many issues way back in 2004? Will it affect 2024 US Presidential Election?
Barack Obama was not happy with Joe Biden way back in 2008 when they joined hands as President and Vice President respectively or even much before that. They disagreed over several issues and even clashed publicly. Some ex-Obama staffers and some of his close associates have now openly targeted Biden and even urged him to step aside of the presidential election bid. The old-time associates also recall the well-known tensions between the former White House duo that go back nearly two decades.
Barack Obama- Joe Biden faceoff
According to Fox News, they worked together the first time after Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004, both of them were on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Obama, according to The New York Times has reported that Barack Obama was not happy with Biden for his often-long-winded speeches. Once he passed a note to a Joe Biden reading, «Shoot. Me. Now.»
Joe Biden makes gaffe
They came face to face during the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Joe Biden made a famous gaffe when he called Barack Obama «the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.» Biden pulled out eventually after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses, and Obama picked him up as his running mate.
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But they fell out soon after and disagreed on several issues openly. Media reports suggest that Joe Biden wasn't happy with Obama's slow and cautious decision-making process. They also disagreed on issues like sending more troops to Afghanistan
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