Joe Biden says he's 'confident' Hillary Clinton will be the next president

Vice President Joe Biden.
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It wasn't an endorsement, but Vice President Joe Biden did reveal Tuesday that he's fairly positive Hillary Clinton will win the 2016 election.

"I feel confident that Hillary will be the nominee, and I feel confident she'll be the next president," he told Good Morning America's Robin Roberts. Biden has not formally endorsed Clinton or rival Bernie Sanders, and in April made supportive comments about both candidates — the vice president said he'd "like to see a woman elected" as president and suggested he appreciates Sanders' campaign messaging. "I like the idea of saying, 'We can do much more,' because we can," he told The New York Times.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.