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Barack Obama's long history of insulting Joe Biden's intelligence and competency.

Obama reportedly said: "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up." https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42501205/barack-obama-reportedly-said-dont-underestimate-joes-ability-to-expletive-things-up

The New York Times’s Mark Leibovich: Obama spoke about Biden “with a patronizing overfondness – as if the VP were the beloved family dog that kept peeing on the carpet.”

Barack Obama in 2009: “I don’t remember exactly what Joe was referring to, not surprisingly”

Ahead of the 2020 cycle, Obama warned Biden: “You don’t have to do this, Joe, you really don’t”

Obama spoke with Biden several times before he announced his bid and took “took pains to cast his doubts about the campaign.”

The New York Times reported Obama warned Biden’s team to “make sure Mr. Biden did not ‘embarrass himself’ or ‘damage his legacy’ during the campaign.”

Obama repeatedly urged Biden to reconsider running for President and warned Biden he was “better off” sticking to his promise not to seek the Presidency.

Members of Obama’s 2012 campaign called Biden’s gaffes “Joe Bombs,” and were keenly aware of the need to keep tabs on Biden while he was on the campaign trail.