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Joe Biden: “I had an opportunity to spend some time with Jacob on the phone. He's out of ICU. He talked about how nothing was going…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2020
I had an opportunity to spend some time with Jacob on the phone. He's out of ICU. He talked about how nothing was going to defeat him. How whether he walked again or not, he was not going to give up. My wife asked to say a prayer. And his mom said a prayer where she said I'm praying for Jacob and I'm praying for the policemen as well.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden spoke about his conversation with Jacob Blake, emphasizing resilience and the importance of prayer.

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