Joe Biden joked that he might want a job with Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs after his term is up this time next year. The vice president was speaking at a dinner hosted by the bank in advance of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
"I’m not qualified, but I may be coming back to you," he said to Goldman representatives at the event, adding that he has "never been gainfully employed before."
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