Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has admitted he would choose Michelle Obama as his running mate “in a heartbeat.”
When asked about the former FLOTUS by KDKA, Biden said “she’s brilliant. She knows the way around. She is a really fine woman. The Obamas are great friends.”
Thegatewaypundit.com reports: The only thing holding him back, Biden explained, is that he does not think she is interested in returning to the White House in any capacity.
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“I don’t think she has any desire to live near the White House again,” he said.
Biden also said that while he is committing to choosing a woman, he can’t guarantee that it will be a woman of color.
“I’ll commit to that [it will] be a woman because it is very important that my administration look like the public, look like the nation. And there will be, committed that there will be a woman of color on the Supreme Court, that doesn’t mean there won’t be a vice president, as well,” Biden said.
Earlier this month, Biden said that he is considering controversial Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as his pick.
