Biden praises AOC and progressive congresswomen following Trump's attacks

[DonViejo]

By QUINT FORGEY 07/16/2019 08:17 AM EDT

Former Vice President Joe Biden heaped praise on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other freshman congresswomen targeted in racist tweets in recent days by President Donald Trump, calling them "brilliant" and "really smart" in an interview with MSNBC.

But Biden, the frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, also cautioned that the progressive firebrands represent “the exception rather than the rule” among elected Democrats and lauded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s handling of her caucus.

The former vice president told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” in an interview that aired Tuesday that he “wouldn’t presume” to offer advice to Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) or Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). But he stressed that the House majority Democrats captured in the 2018 midterm elections remains more moderate than media coverage of the high-profile quartet of lawmakers might suggest.

“Look, I campaigned in 24 states for 69 people. I campaigned for virtually every member who beat a Republican to win back the House. They've come to me, over 20 of them, and saying, 'Please, please, keep us moving forward. I didn't run saying I'd never talk to a Republican,’” Biden said.

“AOC is brilliant, and the other three women we're talking about are really smart, but they are the exception rather than the rule,” Biden continued. “If you listen to the guys and women in your business, they say, 'That's the majority of people who got elected.' We need that kind of energy, but that's not the majority of Democrats who got elected last time.”

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[ucrdem]

1. He's right about the campaign help.

He flew out to my burg and helped my Rep. win back a seat that had been red since 9/11. I couldn't make it to the rally but it was big news here. That was 2014 and it's still blue.

[Cha]

4. I think Biden is right about everything..

good to know he came in and helped your District to turn Blue after being Red since 9/11?!!

Wow!

[DeminPennswoods]

2. Saw this snippet last night on MSNBC

I found it exceedingly condesending. An old white guy telling the new kids on the block to run along and play. That's how it came off to me, but ymmv.

[Cha]

3. I found it to be Brilliant

and on target.

Biden didn't do anything but tell the truth.