As Joe Biden hopscotched through Iowa and New Hampshire in late 2019, he also name-dropped his way across the globe. “I’ve met every major world leader for the last 40 years,” the former vice president and eventual Democratic presidential nominee said. Behind the braggadocio was something Biden saw as a chief selling point for his third White House bid: His decades as a leading senator and two-term vice president make him “ready on day one” to restore a world order he believes President Donald Trump has destabilized.
As Joe Biden hopscotched through Iowa and New Hampshire in late 2019, he also name-dropped his way across the globe. “I’ve met every major world leader for the last 40 years,” the former vice president and eventual Democratic presidential nominee said. Behind the braggadocio was something Biden saw as a chief selling point for his third White House bid: His decades as a leading senator and two-term vice president make him “ready on day one” to restore a world order he believes President Donald Trump has destabilized.