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Joe Biden: “If a man looks me in the eye, gives me his word that something`s going to happen, I take it unless he breaks it.”

On the recordMay 12, 2021
If a man looks me in the eye, gives me his word that something`s going to happen, I take it unless he breaks it.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden discusses his approach to working with political opponents and trusting their commitments.

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