Joseph Biden actually said...

"I'd be happy to do that. My three predecessors have set the model as to what should be done, saying once it's declared to be safe, and I think Barack said once Fauci says it's clear, that's my measure..."

"And my hope is that we'll be able to help in a short order. But that depends a lot on our friends in Congress and the other side who are prepared to take the action has to be taken."

"Let me start by saying, I'm going to be completely blunt with you, frank, about what's available to you, what's not, what should be, what shouldn't be, state the obvious. I'm -- my ability to get you ..."

"Maybe, when Trump is gone from the immediate scene, I'm not sure the ugliness stays. There may be 20 percent of it, 25 percent of it. I don't know."