Joe Biden thinks Bernie Sanders is doing 'a helluva job'
A few donors at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser in Miami on Wednesday were left scratching their heads after Vice President Joe Biden suddenly started complimenting Bernie Sanders, Politico reports.
"I am not a populist," Biden reportedly said, "but Bernie Sanders, he's doing a helluva job."
That didn't go over well with some. "What the hell was he saying? I mean, 90 percent of the room is a Hillary donor," one bemused attendee told Politico.
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"Yeah. It was kinda weird," another said.
If Biden were to throw his hat into the presidential race, both Sanders and Clinton would be his opposition in the field — and apparently he's got a particularly watchful eye leveled at the Vermont senator.
The event was not recorded, as standard practice.
