Joe Biden tells Oprah Winfrey son Hunter ‘is the smartest guy i know’ as he surprises 94-year-old who drove 600 miles to vote in virtual chat
- The Democratic nominee made a surprise appearance Wednesday on a virtual event hosted by Winfrey on Zoom that focused voters in battle ground states
- During the event, Biden spoke to Mildred Madison, a Michigan resident who drove 600 miles to cast her vote after her absentee ballot never arrived
- Biden said he spoke with Hunter about becoming Barack Obama’s running mate
- Listing his family’s qualities, Joe described Hunter as ‘the smartest guy i know’
- Biden said Madson is ‘the soul of America’ and pledged to visit her if he wins
Joe Biden on Wednesday told Oprah Winfrey his son Hunter ‘is the smartest guy i know’ as he spoke with a 94-year-old woman who drove 600 miles to vote.
The Democratic nominee made a surprise appearance Wednesday on a virtual get-out-the-vote event hosted by Winfrey that focused on voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio.
During the event, Biden spoke to Mildred Madison, a Michigan resident who drove over 600 miles to cast her vote in person after her absentee ballot never arrived.
Biden told Madison he spoke with late son Beau as well as Hunter, wife Jill and mom Catherine about becoming Barack Obama‘s running mate. Listing his family’s qualities, the Democrat described Hunter as ‘the smartest guy i know’.
The Democratic nominee made a surprise appearance Wednesday on a virtual event hosted by Winfrey on Zoom that focused voters in battle ground states
Photos and emails from Hunter’s laptop were leaked to the New York Post
Joe Biden’s youngest son has spent months under intense scrutiny over his business dealings in foreign countries, and was plunged into yet another scandal last week when photos and emails from his laptop were leaked to the New York Post.
The presidential candidate did not elaborate on his point about Hunter before going on to say he decided to be Obama’s running mate ‘because my mom [like Madison] was not about to take no for an answer’.
Biden also told Madison that her story ‘gives me that extra boost of hope and energy and optimism for the country.’
During the event, Biden spoke to Mildred Madison, a 94-year-old Michigan resident who drove over 600 miles to cast her vote in person after her absentee ballot never arrived
Referencing his stump speech slogan that ‘we’re in a battle for the soul of America,’ Biden told Madison, ‘You are the soul of America.’
He also pledged to visit Madison if he wins the presidency.
While President Donald Trump won all but Minnesota in 2016, Democrats are increasingly optimistic Biden can win at least Michigan and Pennsylvania back, and he’s making a play for Ohio as well.
Winfrey was an early high-profile endorser of Barack Obama, and her support helped boost him in the 2008 Democratic primary.
But while she endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, she largely sat out of the campaign that year.
Mildred Madison, a 94-year-old Michigan resident, drove over 600 miles to cast her vote in person after her absentee ballot never arrived
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he leaves The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday; Winfrey was an early high-profile endorser of Barack Obama, and her support helped boost him in the 2008 Democratic primary
Madison had been caring for a sister in Illinois when she made the trip to Detroit earlier this month to cast an absentee ballot in the fall election.
She said she decided to go to Detroit after her August primary ballot arrived late. She traveled from the Chicago area with a son and daughter.
‘Vote because your life depends on it,’ Madison told FOX 2 Detroit. ‘And this year it truly depends on it that you vote. Not only for you but for your children and their children.’