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Former Vice President, Joe Biden appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s Late Night Show on Thursday night, wearing a Phillies hat in support of the team on what would have been the league’s opening day.
“This is not the way to win votes, Mr. Vice President,” Kimmel joked.
“But it’s the way to be able to sleep with my wife,” Biden said.
“She’s a Philly girl. If I weren’t into the Phillies I’d be out of luck, man.” he continued.
Kimmel noted that he was sad the year’s baseball season had been delayed due to the pandemic and said “It’s probably for the best. I don’t know that I could handle the coronavirus and the Mets at the same time.”
President Trump had tweeted a video of Biden coughing on CNN, to which Biden said to Kimmel, “Oh, I think he’s worried about my health, probably,” “He’s very concerned. He’s always looked out for me.”
On being sheltered-in-place, Biden said he spends a lot of time on the phone speaking to experts and lawmakers about the best way to handle the pandemic.
“I’m trying to follow the rules here,” Biden said. “We have folks who come in from the secret service, but they wear masks and gloves. We try to do it by the numbers.”
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The former second lady, who grew up in Willow Grove, had been a constant on the campaign trail, giving speeches and holding separate campaign events. Not surprisingly, she’s a lifelong Phillies fan, and even left the 2008 campaign early to come back home to watch the team defeat the Tampa Bay Rays to earn its second World Series championship.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Bidens have been holed up in their home in northern Delaware, relying on sometimes glitchy streaming services in an attempt to keep the campaign relevant as the country contents with the COVID-19 pandemic.
