Joe Biden Defends Obama Legacy Against Democratic Criticism
- Ex-president came under fire from liberal candidates in debate
- Biden expresses surprise at attacks on first black president
Joe Biden speaks with the media in Detroit, Michigan on Aug. 1.
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Joe Biden came to Barack Obama’s defense Thursday after Democratic presidential candidates’ sharp critiques of the popular former president’s legacy during the second presidential debate.
“I was a little surprised at how much incoming there was about Barack, about the president,” Biden told reporters Thursday in Detroit. “I’m proud of having served with him, I’m proud of the job he did, I don’t think there’s anything he has to apologize for. And it kind of surprised me, the degree of the criticism.”