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Joe Bidenis ready for the news cycle to move beyondDonald Trump.
During the president’sCNN town hallin Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening, Biden quipped that he’s “tired” of talking about his predecessor.
Days after Trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial, town hall moderatorAnderson Cooperasked Biden if he agreed with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who recently called Republicans that supported the acquittal “cowards.”
“I’m not going to call names out,” Biden told Cooper, per CNN. “Look, for four years all that’s been in the news is Trump. The next four years I want to make sure all the news is the American people.”
“I’m tired of talking about Trump,” he said.
Joe Biden (left) and Donald Trump.Alex Wong/Getty; SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
Biden — who dubbed Trump “the former guy” — also told Anderson he had spoken to almost all of the former living presidents.
“All of them, with one exception, picked up the phone and called me as well,” Biden said.
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“A year from now, I think that there’ll be significantly fewer people having to be socially distanced, have to wear a mask, etc. But we don’t know,” he said, “so I don’t want to over-promise anything here.”
Milwaukee marks Biden’s first official trip as president. In addition to his short stay in Wisconsin, the president will be heading to Michigan on Thursday to visit a Pfizer manufacturing site in Kalamazoo,USA Todayreported.
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