Biden Shares With Sanders He Is Moving Forward With Vetting Potential VP Picks

While Americans across the U.S. are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden is pressing forward in his campaign.

Despite the Democratic party not officially having a nominee yet, Biden is telling Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) that he is starting his search for potential vice president picks and thinking about who he would like in his potential cabinet.

During a virtual fundraising event on Friday, Biden told donors, “One of the things I learned a long time ago, and I really mean this, a good leader has to be willing to have people that are smarter than them, know more than they know about a subject, bring in people who in fact have an expertise you don’t have.”

The former vice president continued, “And so I am in the process and I actually had this discussion with Bernie. He’s a friend. We’re competitors.”

“I don’t want him to think I’m being presumptuous but you have to start now deciding who you’re going to have background checks done on as potential vice presidential candidates and it takes time.”

Additionally, he noted that he spoke with former President Barack Obama on “how soon you have to start.”

“It’s kind of presumptuous, but sometime in the middle of the month we’re going to announce a committee that’s going to be overseeing the vice presidential selection process,” Biden said.

Biden takes the lead in the 2020 Democratic primary, as he has