Joe Biden offers to call Trump with coronavirus advice
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden is willing to call US President Donald Trump to offer ideas on combating coronavirus, his campaign said in response to a top White House official who complained the administration hadn't heard any suggestions from the former vice-president.
"Why doesn't vice-president Biden call the White House today and offer some support? He's in his bunker in Wilmington," White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Wednesday (April 1) on Fox News, referring to the makeshift television studio Mr Biden's campaign scrambled to build in his Delaware home.
The Biden campaign said the candidate is prepared to make the call.
"Vice-president Biden has been extending his advice for months, and he did so again on the air last night," Mr Biden deputy communications director Kate Bedingfield said in a statement responding to Ms Conway.
Mr Trump said at a press briefing Wednesday he'd "absolutely" take Mr Biden's call.
"Oh absolutely, I'd love to speak with him," the president said. "I think he's probably a nice guy."
Appearing on MSNBC appeared Tuesday night, Mr Biden spoke about what he described as Mr Trump's "responsibility" to do more, including to ramp up the use of the Defence Production Act.
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