Joe Biden: “I come from that era that you do where I learned when I ran at 29…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2003

I come from that era that you do where I learned when I ran at 29 years old, never trust anybody over 30, and never trust a government official saying there is a plan that I have not seen.

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Joe Biden

Democratic · Delaware

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Feb 25, 2003

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Biden expresses skepticism about government plans.

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Joe Biden: “I come from that era that you do where I learned when I ran at 29 years old, never trust anybody over 30, and never…”

Editor's note · Context