Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday, “I’m going to work like the devil” to get Hillary Clinton elected the next president.
In an interview on NBC’s Nightly News, host Lester Holt asked Biden about his recommendations for both Clinton and Donald Trump on who they should pick for vice president. “Would you recommend a regional approach or someone you can get along with?”
“I think the most important thing from my experience being vice president is have a president pick someone they trust completely, they actually like and they know will have their back and can take over a big chunk of what they have to do because there’s so much that falls on a president’s desk these days,” Biden said. “It’s hard to do it yourself without being able to delegate some portion of it and not have to follow up. Just delegate. I think the relationship is most important.”
Holt followed up, “If Hillary Clinton were to come to you and say, ‘Stay on’ — you’re laughing. I take it that’s a no?”
“Well, that is not my preferred route,” Biden said. Adding, “I have great respect for Hillary. I’m going to work like the devil for her, but I’m not looking to be vice president again, and no one has talked to me.”