Election 2020

Biden Says VP Pick Must Be “Capable of Immediately Being President”

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Former vice president Joe Biden speaking to voters in Iowa acknowledges his age and says that any potential vice presidential candidate he selects must be able to assume the presidency immediately.

Video Transcript

Joe Biden: I can think of at least eight women, at least four or five people of color that I think are totally qualified to be vice president of the United States but for me, it has to be demonstrated that, whomever I pick, is two things.

One, is capable of immediately being president because I’m an old guy, right? No no, serious. Look, I thank God and I workout, no serious, I workout every morning, I’m in good shape, knock on wood as my mother would say.

Full Video: President Trump ‘Keep America Great’ Rally in Wildwood, New Jersey (Jan 28)

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President Trump speaks in Wildwood, New Jersey, for a “Keep America Great” campaign rally.

Alternate Video Links: Fox News (YouTube), PBS NewsHour (YouTube)

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Location: Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood, New Jersey

Reporting on the rally from ABC News:

Amid the ongoing impeachment trial in the Senate, President Donald Trump will leave Washington and head to the Democratic stronghold of New Jersey to rally for a congressman who refused to vote for impeachment as a Democrat and then switched parties.

Trump’s rally in Wildwood, N.J. Tuesday night takes place in newly-minted Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s district, who, after switching parties, declared his “undying support” for the president.

And while the rally at Wildwoods Convention Center is in Democratic stronghold of New Jersey, Trump supporters have lined up around the block more than 24 hours before the president is scheduled to speak— a not so uncommon occurrence at the president’s campaign rallies.

The Wildwood rally serves multiple purposes for the president. Trump will look to tie Van Drew’s Democratic exodus to a larger argument against the party’s impeachment push. Van Drew, who will travel with the president on Air Force One to the event, bucked his own party by voting against impeachment in the House. On Tuesday night, the president will tout that move to his constituents.

Read full story from ABCNews.com

Democratic Candidates React to Kobe Bryant’s Death While Campaigning in Iowa

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Reactions and statements on the death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant from former vice president Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg.

Video Transcript

Joe Biden: As I was getting off the bus, the command, uh, I heard about Kobe Bryant. I didn’t know him well, I only met him a couple times, but uh, you know it makes you realize that you gotta make every day count. Every single day count.

Amy Klobuchar: I just read President Obama’s statement about Kobe Bryant and how, just tragic that is, losing his daughter in that same helicopter crash. And so our thoughts and prayers are with their family.

Pete Buttigieg: As somebody who affected so many fans and supporters and, just very difficult to believe. And, of course, we’ll be thinking of, not just his family, but everybody who’s gonna be impacted and mourning base on that news.

Full Video: Pete Buttigieg Fox News Town Hall From Iowa (Jan. 26)

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Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined Chris Wallace on the Fox News Channel for a town hall event from Des Moines, Iowa, just days before the 2020 Iowa caucuses.

Fox News Town Hall w/ Pete Buttigieg
Air Date: Sunday, January 26, 2020
Location: River Center in Des Moines, Iowa

Watch the full video of the event below in four parts courtesy of YouTube/Fox News:

Part 1:

Part 2:

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Part 4:

The Iowa Caucuses take place Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.

Full Video: President Trump Speaks at “March For Life” Rally in Washington

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Full remarks from President Trump addressing the annual “March for Life” anti-abortion rally in Washington, DC.

What: President Trump’s full speech at the March for Life rally
Date: Friday, January 24, 2020
Location: The National Mall in Washington

More reporting from CNN:

President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his support for tighter abortion restrictions, pledging at the annual March for Life rally in Washington that “unborn children have never had a stronger defender in the White House.”

Trump, making history as the first President to attend the event since it began nearly a half-century ago, looked to strengthen his ties to a key coalition of his political base, which he’ll need as he seeks reelection this year. He used his remarks to not only express support for the movement but to paint those supportive of looser abortion laws as radicals, often employing language that mischaracterized the views of most Democrats.

“Together we are the voice for the voiceless. When it comes to Democrats — and you know this — you’ve seen what’s happened. Democrats have embraced the most radical and extreme positions taken and seen in this country for years and decades and you can even say for centuries,” Trump said.

The Trump administration has consistently worked to regulate or restrict abortion access, appointed two Supreme Court justices seen as holding anti-abortion views and on Friday announced it will take legal action against California over the state’s mandate that insurers, including private health insurance policies, cover abortions.

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