The far-left swing of the Democratic Party in the 2020 presidential race has claimed it’s first victim — former Vice President Joe Biden.
Angry Democrats forced Biden to apologize on Thursday… for encouraging bipartisanship.
Biden called his successor, Mike Pence, a “decent guy” and was quickly criticized by Democrats, the mainstream media, and liberal Hollywood.
He caved like a wet paper bag.
After liberal actress Cynthia Nixon tweeted that Biden had complimented “America’s most anti-LGBT elected leader,” Biden apologized and walked back his comment.
“You’re right, Cynthia. I was making a point in a foreign policy context, that under normal circumstances a Vice President wouldn’t be given a silent reaction on the world stage,” Biden responded.
His comment about Pence came during a foreign policy forum in Omaha with former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Biden hailed “the character, integrity and humanity I’ve seen up close” of the former GOP senator from Nebraska. He also referred to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as “a good guy.”
Biden has had kind words for other Republican officials in recent weeks.
Biden hailed the late Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona as “brother” during public events, including at a speech in Germany when he pointed out another former Defense Secretary William Cohen, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, as “my buddy.”
It has left Democrats seething.
“He has to be careful not to run too much of a potential general election campaign before he even gets in the primary race,” said Brenda Kole, an Iowa-based Democratic operative who was a senior adviser to Clinton’s 2008 and 2016 campaigns.
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Insiders say Biden is prepared to run in 2020, but his formal announcement isn’t expected anytime soon. Biden told The New York Times he’d launch his campaign after March if he decides to get in.
The Associated Press contributed to this article