Biden campaign says there is no VP pick yet for quip of bike path

Joe BidenJoe BidenDemocratic convention line-up to include Ocasio-Cortez, Clinton, Warren: reports Whitmer met with Biden days before VP announcement: Maxine Waters reports that Biden ‘can not go home without a Black woman VP’ MORE isThe president’s presidential campaign confirmed Saturday that he has not yet chosen a running mate after the former vice president was seen on video quipping to a reporter over his 2020 selection.

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy caught Biden on Saturday morning on a bike path in Delaware. Biden initially replied in the affirmative when asked if he had selected a running mate before jokingly telling the reporter that he had chosen him to be his running mate.

“Folks, this is clearly a joke,” campaign spokesman TJ Ducklo said after tweets went viral, stating that Biden had chosen. Now. “If Vice President Biden has made a decision about who his running mate will be, he will let the Americans know. And can confirm, it is not @pdoocy from @FoxNews.”

Folks, this is clearly a joke. When Vice President Biden has made a decision on who his running mate will be, he lets the American people know. And can confirm, it is not @pdoocy fan @FoxNews. https://t.co/iMfqMGepTE

– TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) August 8, 2020

Anticipation has grown over who Biden will select as his running mate, with the former vice president expected to make a decision this weekend, sources told The Hill.

Biden’s campaign had initially said that an election for vice president would be made by August 1, although that deadline was pushed back several times, and the campaign now says a running mate will be officially announced before the Democratic National. Convention begins on August 17th.

It is known that the former vice-president mulled a number of Democrats, although has not indicated exactly how many are among those considered who would be considered a front-runner.

Under consideration are Sens. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisDemocratic convention line-up to include Ocasio-Cortez, Clinton, Warren: reports Whitmer met with Biden days before VP announcement: Maxine Waters report says Biden ‘can not go home without a black woman VP’ MORE (D-Caliph.), Tammy DuckworthLadda (Tammy) Tammy DuckworthWhitmer meets with Biden days before announcement of VP: report First Chamber Democrats demand answers to migrant child abuse during pandemic First Chamber Democrats push to include free phone calls for arrested people in next relief package MEAR (D-Ill.) En Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenDemocratic convention to include Ocasio-Cortez, Clinton, Warren: reports Whitmer met with Biden days before VP announcement: report The Hill’s Campaign Report: US officials say Russia, China are seeking to sow discord in the election MAY (D-Mass.); Reps. Karen BassKaren Ruth BassWhitmer met days with Biden with announcement from VP: report Maxine Waters says Biden ‘can’t go home without a black woman’ VP ‘. The Hill’s Campaign Report: US Officials Say Russia, China Seek Disqualification in MORE Elections (D-Caliph.) En Val DemingsValdez (Val) Venita DemingsWhitmer met with Biden days before VP announcement: Cuba report raises problems for Bass’s VP hopes The ‘pitcher of hot spit’ – Veepstakes and the fate of Mike Pence MORE (D-Fla.); and former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, among others.

Biden has not excluded any of the candidates, but is under manly pressure to elect a Black woman amid the national bill on systemic racism and as a way to honor the important role that African-American voters played in the promoting his campaign, which was flagged during the early primary season before playing handball in South Carolina.

In a sign, the search has warmed up and is nearing its final stage, several of the attackers had to deal with recent opposition test dumps, including Bass’s past remarks about Cuba and Scientology, Rice’s investment in the company that built the Keystone XL pipeline project has, and internal opposition to Harris, among other stories.