Joseph Biden actually said...

"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."

"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."

"the best way to achieve getting some stability in the region is to deal with the nuclear program."

"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 ..."