It’s been close to five years since Joe Biden bared his soul on the very first week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, revealing that he was not emotionally ready to run for president in 2016 after the death of his son.Now, Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for 2020 and both men are stuck
It’s been close to five years since Joe Biden bared his soul on the very first week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, revealing that he was not emotionally ready to run for president in 2016 after the death of his son.
The former vice president mostly focused on criticizing Trump’s response to the crisis. He asked the president, “Why don’t you start to tell the American people the truth? They’re tough. They can handle it. And tell them what’s going to happen and tell them how you’re going to get these things done. He’s done none of that.”
Story continuesAlong with the rest of the politically minded late-night field, Colbert has deliberately avoided covering the sexual assault allegation against Biden by former Senate staffer Tara Reade. The most generous explanation is that he was waiting until he could ask the former vice president about it directly. When he had the chance Thursday night, he took a pass.
“There hasn’t been a public expression from the top of that grief, which helps guide the country’s soul in times of crisis like this,” he continued, making a not-so-subtle dig at Trump. “And it’s not just for the irreparable loss of lives but the economic loss, the insecurity, worry about the future, the loss of a normal national state.”
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