Why did Barack Obama and Joe Biden disagree on many issues way back in 2004? Will it affect 2024 US Presidential Election?

The skeletons are tumbling out of the cupboard now and new revelations are made. But Barack Obama was not happy with Joe Biden way back in 2008 when they joined hands as President and Vice President respectively or even much before that. They disagreed over several issues and even clashed publicly. Some ex-Obama staffers and some of his close associates have now openly targeted Biden and even urged him to step aside of the presidential election bid. The old-time associates also recall the well-known tensions between the former White House duo that go back nearly two decades.

Barack Obama- Joe Biden faceoff

According to Fox News, they worked together the first time after Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004, both of them were on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Obama, according to The New York Times has reported that Barack Obama was not happy with Biden for his often-long-winded speeches. Once he passed a note to a Joe Biden reading, "Shoot. Me. Now."

Joe Biden makes gaffe

They came face to face during the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Joe Biden made a famous gaffe when he called Barack Obama "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." Biden pulled out eventually after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses, and Obama picked him up as his running mate.

Obama not happy with Biden

But they fell out soon after and disagreed on several issues openly. Media reports suggest that Joe Biden wasn't happy with Obama's slow and cautious decision-making process. They also disagreed on issues like sending more troops to Afghanistan at the request of military leadership. They became a close friend later and Obama reportedly dismissed a suggestion to replace Biden in the 2012 re-election campaign with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

When Biden launched his presidential bid in 2019, Obama decided not to endorse him and instead opted to let the primary process play out. He eventually endorsed him in August 2020 after he had secured the nomination. The tension between the two leaders persisted and Obama reportedly expressed doubts about Biden's fitness for office.

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When did Barack Obama and Joe Biden work together first time?
Barack Obama and Joe Biden worked together for the first time after Obama was elected to the Senate in 2004, both of them were on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Barack Obama was not happy with Biden for his often-long-winded speeches.

When did Barack Obama and Joe Biden work together first time?
Barack Obama and Joe Biden came face to face during the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Joe Biden made a famous gaffe when he called Barack Obama "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." Biden pulled out eventually after a dismal showing in the Iowa caucuses, and Obama picked him up as his running mate.