Biden says Trump reminds him of bullies he used to 'smack in the mouth'

Former Vice President Joe Biden took on President Trump during an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo that aired Friday morning, scoffing at the idea that he'd be "intimidated by Donald Trump. He's the bully that I knew my whole life."

Trump, he continued, is "the bully that I've always stood up to. He's the bully that used to make fun when I was a kid that I stutter, and I'd smack him in the mouth." Biden went on to mock Trump for the time he spends on Twitter, saying, "While he's tweeting, China's going to own the 5G market," and referred to the debate in 2016 when Trump followed Hillary Clinton around the stage. "I'm looking forward to this man," Biden declared. "You walk behind me in the debate. Come here, man."

Trump responded on Friday morning before leaving the White House for New Jersey, saying, "I don't think I'm a bully at all. I just don't like being taken advantage of by other countries, by pharmaceutical companies, by all of the people that have taken advantage of this country."

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