Joseph Biden actually said...

"Well, it's -- it concerns me, in terms of what kind of precedent it sets and how the rest of the world looks at us as a nation of laws and justice."

"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..."

"There have been more than several sitting Republican senators who have privately called me and congratulated me."

"And it matters what a president and a vice president do. And so, I think that my three predecessors have set the model as to what should be done."