While he was seeing riding his bicycle outdoors in Delaware and wearing a mask, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden told Fox News’ Peter Doocy on Saturday, that he has picked a running mate.
Doocy asked the former vice president whether or not he had picked a vice president, which Biden responded: “Yeah I have.”
Peter Doocy followed up and asked Biden “Who is it?” Joe Biden answered, “You.”
.@JoeBiden tells @PDoocy that he's chosen his running mate.
Doocy: "Who is it?"
Biden: "You." pic.twitter.com/3DOI5yUsEj
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 8, 2020
TJ Ducklo, the Biden campaign’s national press secretary, later tweeted that the exchange was “clearly a joke.”
“Folks, this is clearly a joke. When Vice President Biden has made a decision on who his running mate will be, he will let the American people know. And can confirm, it’s not @pdoocyof @FoxNews,” Ducklo tweeted in response.
Biden confidants who spoke to Axios say the final two candidates are Sen. Kamala Harris of California and Susan Rice, who served as national security adviser and ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama’s administration, Fox News reported. Continued Below
TJ Ducklo’s official tweet:
Folks, this is clearly a joke. When Vice President Biden has made a decision on who his running mate will be, he will let the American people know. And can confirm, it's not @pdoocy of @FoxNews. https://t.co/iMfqMGepTE
— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) August 8, 2020
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