Biden Attacks Reporter Who Asks About His “Conflict of Interest” and Asks Media to Focus on Trump
On Friday, current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was in Los Angeles to speak to the Service Employees Union. The embattled former Vice President is starting to show signs of stress as people begin to ask more questions about he and his son’s involvement in shady business dealings in the Ukraine.
A reporter fairly asked Biden how his role as head of U.S. policy on the Ukraine and his son’s $50,000 per month job not a conflict of interest? Biden got extremely upset at this question, dismissing it out of hand and jabbing his finger at the reporter, telling him to focus on President Trump instead.
Biden said, “It’s not a conflict of interest. There’s been no indication of any conflict of interest, in Ukraine or anywhere else. Period.” The angry politician continued, “I’m not going to respond to that. Focus on this man. What he’s doing that no president has ever done. No president.”
WATCH: @JoeBiden says there was no conflict of interest for his role as head of US policy in Ukraine & his son's job in Ukraine. He tells me, "Focus on this man and what he is doing." @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/NcJe0qsjlH
— Bo Erickson (@BoKnowsNews) October 4, 2019
This outburst come as Biden’s lead in the polls is slipping away. He now leads Elizabeth Warren by less than 2.5%. This week also had the candidates Q3 fundraising numbers released. Biden again slipped, even further this time, and he now trails Bernie Sanders, Warren, and Pete Buttigieg in fundraising last quarter. Both these signs, coupled with the Ukraine scandal, are very bad for the presumed Democratic frontrunner.
Fundraising difference from Q2 to Q3.
— Taylor Gipple (@taylorgipple) October 4, 2019
Bernie +5%
Buttigieg -23%
Biden -31%
Harris -3.5%
Booker +33%
Yang +257%
CNN leaves off Yang (10M) whose numbers are the entire story here. pic.twitter.com/bFydf0HQ8d