The president recently asked his advisors whether he should be worried about facing former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 general election. His consultants argue Biden will likely not make it through the primary.
President Donald Trump had a private meeting Monday with close advisors at the White House to discuss a wide range of topics, including the 2020 presidential election – and concerns about possibly facing former Vice President Joe Biden, CNBC has learned.
When asked why the president spoke about Biden, one of the people with knowledge of the gathering told CNBC that the former vice president"is the least crazy out of all" the potential Democratic 2020 candidates. This person pointed to Biden's more moderate viewpoints compared to other Democrats running or considering entering the race.
A White House spokeswoman referred CNBC to the Trump campaign. Kayleigh McEnany, the Trump campaign's press secretary, did not return repeated requests for comment. Biden's spokesman declined to comment. Political strategists from both sides of the aisle have mixed views about whether the president and his team should be worried about Biden entering the 2020 race.
Biden, who represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades, ran for president in 1988 and 2008.
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