A 2015 clip in which Joe Biden praises Dick Cheney as an "honest man" circulates on social media. The clip is being discussed following Mike Bence's comments on Mike Pence, which he described as an "honest guy" in a recent speech.
Mr. Biden's comments were heard in a discussion with Walter Mondale, Vice President of Jimmy Carter. Asked about the advice of his predecessor, Mr. Biden told the crowd, "In fact, I like Dick Cheney. I hear with him. think he's a decent man. "
Mr. Biden then explained how Mr. Cheney and his wife welcomed them into the Vice-President's residence and explained to the new Vice President, who was then President, how he chose to operate under the former President. George W Bush. Mr. Biden acknowledged that "Cheney had a very different idea of how he [the vice presidency] It worked internally, but it was extremely useful for the internal protocol.
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Reactions to the new video have been critical online. Many of them are frustrated to see the current favorite of the main Democratic show show his support for a man widely regarded as detrimental to democratic causes.
"Without exaggeration, Dick Cheney is one of the most evil men in this world, a man behind a series of war crimes, and Biden thinks he's a" decent man. " ", wrote Sana Saeed in a popular tweet quoting the video. "Is your man, Democrats?"
A number of people are also dismayed see Mr. Biden say that personal meetings with Mr. Cheney are more revealing of his decency than his actions in power.
In fact, many Democrat supporters may have been more satisfied with Mr. Mondale's response, which comes just after Mr. Biden's response in the full video. Asked about his opinion on Mr. Cheney, Mr. Mondale answered frankly: "A little different."
"He was kind to me, nice to Joe, but he said very early that he was going to take things off the dark side," continued Mr. Mondale, "and I believe he's the only one I've ever been to." really did. "