“We are going to start vetting soon and there is a shortlist,” Joe Biden tells TheView on female VP picks, adding they plan to narrow the list down to “about 11.” Biden adds that he doesn’t “want to start to name people and then raise expectations.”
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines., currently the Democratic front-runner in the 2020 presidential race, joined ABC's"The View" on Tuesday, urging Americans and the Trump administration to listen to the health experts leading the response -- criticizing the president in the process.
"Listen to the scientists. Listen to the doctors. Listen to what they have to say," Biden told the hosts."I would respectfully suggest that you should have Dr. [Anthony] Fauci on a lot more than the president -- or anyone who's not an expert like Fauci -- laying out exactly what's going on."When asked about President Donald Trump’s comments that the country can’t let the"cure" be worse than the"problem," Biden said the focus of the response has to remain on flattening"the curve" and taking steps to curb the spread of the virus. "We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse no matter what," he said."No matter what. We know what has to be done." President Donald Trump attends a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, March 22, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump attends a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, March 22, 2020, in Washington.He added that his main goal is not to"criticize" Trump’s response to the crisis, saying he does not blame him for the outbreak, but added that it is important to call out what he believes are mistruths coming from the White House. "I think there's truth to both sides. That's why, if you notice what I've been doing, I've not been criticizing the president but I've been pointing out where there's disagreement as to how to proceed," Biden said, adding"The coronavirus is not his fault, but the lack of speed with which to respond to it -- it has to move much faster ... as I pointed out, this is not about Democrat or Republican.""This is not about what your party is. It's about getting through this," he continued."The American people don't want us in a political fight and I want no part of a political fight either, but when the president says things that, in fact, turn out not to be accurate, we should not say you're lying. We should say, 'Mr. President, that's not the fact.'" Biden also took issue with recent comments made by Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, focused specifically on fixing the economy and sending Americans back to work amid the crisis. "I don't agree with the notion that somehow it's okay to let the -- let people die and I'm not sure that would happen," Biden told the hosts."I heard earlier comments on your show, to make sure the economy is there for our kids. The whole world is suffering from this. We have the strongest, most vital, most vibrant economy in the world. We can bounce back, but we need workers to bounce back." He added,"We need small businesses to bounce back. We need people being able to take care of their immediate needs. People are scared to death."
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