Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE (D) hit the campaign trail with a familiar face this weekend as he seeks the Democratic Party’s 2020 nomination: former Secretary of State John KerryJohn Forbes KerryThe Memo: Trump’s troubles deepen as voters see country on wrong path The continuous whipsawing of climate change policy Budowsky: United Democrats and Biden’s New Deal MORE (D), the party’s 2004 nominee.
Bloomberg News reported Sunday that Kerry, who served in the Obama administration alongside Biden, joined the Democratic frontrunner at his events in Iowa and New Hampshire, where Biden is hoping to ward off surging challengers.
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“In November of that year, we turned New Hampshire blue again. Carried Michigan, carried Wisconsin, carried Pennsylvania. We came within one state” of defeating former President Bush in 2004, Kerry told a Nashua crowd on Sunday, according to Bloomberg. “I know that Joe Biden is the person who can beat Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE and bring this country back together.”
“I know what Joe Biden’s relationship is to the people that make a difference in those states,” the former secretary added to reporters after the event. “And I think that they like him. They trust him. They’ve seen him fight for these issues for a long time. And I think when the race comes down to Joe Biden versus Donald Trump, there’s just a huge monumental difference between the two of them.”
During his comments to reporters, Kerry also touched on the attacks aimed at Biden by the Trump campaign surrounding Hunter Biden, the former vice president’s son, and his Ukrainian business dealings, which Kerry likened to attacks on his military record from Republicans during the 2004 presidential campaign.
“This is not a new strategy. They did it with me, about my military record. It’s called create doubt,” Kerry told reporters, according to Bloomberg. “And that is precisely what they’re trying to do with Joe Biden,” he added. “That’s absolutely what they’re doing with Ukraine.”
Kerry made his official endorsement of Biden in a press release issued by the campaign on Thursday, saying in a statement that he’d “never before seen the world more in need of someone who on day one can begin the incredibly hard work of putting back together the world Donald Trump has smashed apart.”
Biden has remained a strong frontrunner in most national polling but has battled for dominance in early primary states with other top Democratic challengers including Sens. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.), as well as South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D).
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