(upbeat music) - Joe Biden, the man
may be new to the race, but he definitely isn't new to life. Joe Biden, like most old
people, wasn't always old. In fact, when he started
his political career, he was the fresh face. - [Man] Biden's Senate
career began with him as the fifth youngest Senator
ever elected at 29 in 1972. He served in the Senate for three decades. - [Woman] Biden's early
years in the Senate saw seismic political change,
the end of the Vietnam War, the impeachment of Richard Nixon. - [Man] Biden never moved to Washington, choosing instead to commute
home by train each night. - [Woman] He has the
nickname of Amtrak Joe. - [Joe] I take this train,
literally I've taken it over 7,400 times since
I got in the Senate. - People don't just love Joe Biden because he's a
down-to-earth, every day man. No, people love him because
he's an adorable goofball. In fact, the only thing
that spends more time in Biden's mouth and those
perfect teeth is his own foot. - [Woman] His biggest possible weakness? His reputation for verbal gaffes. - As Barack says, a three-letter
word jobs, j-o-b-s, jobs. You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight
Indian accent to fully, I'm not joking. And his mom lived in Long
Island for 10 years or so, God rest her soul. Although she's, wait, your mom's still, your mom's still alive, your dad passed. God bless her soul. - [Woman] He said this to a
politician in a wheelchair. - Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see you. Oh, God love ya, what am I talking about? I'll tell you what, you're
making everybody else stand up though, pal,
thank you very, very much. I tell you what, stand up for Chuck. - That's right, let's show
Chuck what he's missing. Everyone else stand up, let's rub it in. This guy's got no hands, how
about a round of applause? Come on, come on.
(audience laughs) You know what, in a weird way,
I feel like these gaffes are what made Biden the perfect
balance to President Obama. 'Cause Obama measured every word. Like, you could feel him
thinking as he was talking. But when Biden talks,
his brain just clicks, I'm feeling lucky, and the first word comes out of his mouth, that's it. (audience laughs) Now, Biden didn't just spend 50 years in Washington going viral. The man has also had some
major accomplishments. - [Woman] Biden would enter the race as a foreign policy heavyweight. In the Senate he chaired the
Foreign Relations Committee. - [Man] 26 years ago, a then-Senator Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act. - He was a key player on guns in the '90s with the Brady Bill and you
the assault weapons ban. - [Man] Biden forced the president's hand on the gay marriage issue,
endorsing same-sex unions before the president's
planned announcement. - So for decades Biden's
been involved in issues that matter to Democrats, gun control, women's rights, gay marriage. He was even one of the first
to support trans rights, although he probably thought
he was supporting trains, but that's still very impressive. (audience laughs) But anyone who's been around that long is also gonna have some baggage. And Biden, oh man, he's got enough baggage to fill a whole Amtrak car. - [Man] Biden is already
explaining a decades-long record, including his role in
passing the now controversial 1994 crime bill, his
vote for the Iraq War, skepticism of Anita
Hill, and past comments on busing to desegregate schools. - Oof, okay. So on the downside, Joe Biden got a lot of things wrong back in the day. But on the upside, he managed
to grow his hair back. (audience laughs) Look at that, huh? This guy has the Benjamin
Button of scalps. (audience laughs) Now, despite some problematic
positions in his past, many are saying that
Democrats are still likely to vote for Joe Biden partly because of how progressive he's become
and partly because of how good he is at getting
under Trump's skin. - The press always asks me don't
I wish I were debating him. No, I wish you were in high school. I could take him behind the
gym, that's what I wish. - Did you see where Biden wants to take me to the back of the barn? Me, he wants it, I'd love that. I'd love that, Mr. Tough Guy. - If we were in high school
I'd take him behind the gym and beat the hell of out of him. - That would not last long. (crowd cheering) Go like this (blows), he's down. And he'll never get
up, he'll never get up. - Old men fights, old men
fights, old men fights! So, will Joe Biden be the Democrat who gets to take on Trump? Well, we'll have to wait and see. But I'll be honest, part of
me hopes that it does happen just so that we get to watch the most entertaining debates of all time. (upbeat music) Yesterday, he kicked off
his campaign with a rally outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. - [Woman] Joe Biden at the first rally of his 2020 campaign, surrounded
by labor union supporters in battleground Pennsylvania. - The major moral obligation
of our time is to restore, rebuild, and respect
the backbone of America, the middle class. The stock market is roaring,
but you don't feel it. I make no apologies, I
am a union man, period. - I am a union man. It's a good campaign line and a terrible Marvel superhero. How are we gonna stop Thenos? I don't know, but I got Marvel to give us free dental coverage. (audience laughs) And although Biden may be zeroing in on one voting block in particular, he's not forgetting the
rest of the country. - Choose hope over fear,
unity over division. We always do better when
we act as one America. Donald Trump is only president, he's the only president who's decided not to represent the whole country. The president has his base. We need a president who
works for all Americans. - Yes, that's where America has gotten to. Candidates now have to
promise if they get the job they'll be the president
of the whole country. (audience laughs) It's crazy because, thanks to Trump, that's not a foregone conclusion anymore, you realize that? Because he got into the
White House and he was like, "California, suck a fat dick. New York, same to you. All the people who voted
for Hilary, suck my balls. Wisconsin, see you Friday, Florida. Every Friday, baby, yeah! (upbeat music) Donald Trump has become
good friends with Mexico, and he's BFFs with Little Kim. But there's one feud the
president is not willing to end, and it's with America's
greatest enemy, Sleepy Joe. - Well, I heard Biden, who's a loser, I mean, look, Joe never got more than 1% except Obama took him off the trash heap and now it looks like he's failing. He looks different than he used to. He acts different than he used to. He's even slower than he used to be. I'd rather run against, I
think, Biden than anybody. I think he's the weakest mentally. And I like running against
people that are weak mentally. I think Joe is the weakest up here. - Really, Donald? You want to compete with
the mentally weak loser? Well, then maybe you should
hold a debate with a mirror. (audience cheers) Now, it's no coincidence that Trump is going after the former V.P., right? Ever since the polls came out
showing Biden beating Trump all over the country, Trump
has aimed all of his attacks directly at his number one threat. And Joe Biden is loving it
because it's setting him up as the presumptive nominee,
which is why yesterday in Iowa he delivered a 40-minute speech that was all about Trump. - I don't think the president
really gets the basics. He thinks these tariffs
are being paid by China. Just like he thinks
Mexico is building a wall. (audience laughs) He thinks windmills cause cancer. (audience laughs) Now look, you think I'm
making this up, I know. Quote, I have complete power. No you don't, Donald Trump. Or, only I can fix it. Fix yourself first, Donald Trump. (audience applauds) - Oh, okay, that was weird. I feel like Joe Biden turned black by the end of that speech.
(audience laughs) Only I can fix it, no, fix
yourself, Donald Trump. Mike Pence, you better come get your man. (audience laughs) (upbeat music) The second night of the
Democratic debates ended just moments ago. I don't know if it was swole, but the sharks could just
smell blood in the water. All I know is Biden had
a target on his back. - I was six years old when a
presidential candidate came to the California Democratic
Convention and said, "It's time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans." That candidate was then-Senator Joe Biden. Joe Biden was right
when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans 32 years ago. He's still right today. If we're gonna solve the
issues of automation, pass the torch. If we're gonna solve the
issues of climate chaos, pass the torch. If we're gonna solve the
issue of student loan debt, pass the torch. If we're gonna end gun
violence for families who are fearful of sending
their kids to school, pass the torch. - [Man] Vice President, would
you like to sing a torch song? - I would.
(audience laughs) I'm still holding on to that torch. - That's right, Biden is not
letting go of that torch. Even though that torch
is really uncomfortable and told Biden that it
does not like the way that he's holding onto it.
(audience laughs) He's holding up to that torch. When they brought up
President Obama's record of mass deportations,
Joe Biden probably wished that he could have been
deported out of this debate. - Vice President Biden, I
didn't hear your response when the issue came up of
all those deportations. You were vice president
of the United States. I didn't hear whether you
tried to stop them or not using your power, your
influence in the White House. - The president came
along, and he's the guy that came up with the
idea, first time ever, of dealing with the dreamers,
he put that in the law. - I don't hear an answer
from the vice president. I'm confused. Mr. Vice President, you
want to be president of the United States, you need to be able to answer the tough questions. I guarantee you if you're
debating Donald Trump, he's not gonna let you off the hook. - I was vice president,
I am not the president, I keep my recommendation to
him in private, unlike you. I expect you would go ahead and say whatever was said privately with him. That is not what I do. - Oh, hold up, did Joe Biden just call Bill de Blasio
a little ass snitch? (audience laughs) That's what he said, right? Yeah, I didn't realize Biden
was so true to the streets. He was like, "Mr. Mayor,
unlike you, I protect my neck, 'cause these bitches ain't
loyal, that's what I do." (audience laughs) (upbeat music) Going into Super Tuesday,
the Democratic field had been narrowed down
to four main candidates, which is a long way
from the original 6,000. And as the dust began to
settle, it became clear there were two winners and two losers. Elizabeth Warren, one
of the night's losers. You see, she failed to
pick up a single state. And to add insult to injury, in her home state of
Massachusetts, she came in third. Yeah, which is pretty rough. It's like if you came
home to find your parents had replaced you with another child. Just be like, "Sorry, honey. "We'd like Joe Biden to
be our daughter now." - [Woman] The night belonged to Joe Biden. - They don't call it
Super Tuesday for nothing. (crowd cheering) - [Woman] The former vice
president with a massive comeback on the biggest night
of the primary so far. A fired up Joe Biden
celebrating his historic night, racking up a string of
commanding victories, including a clean sweep
of sates in the South and a stunning win in delegate-rich Texas. - The press and the pundits had declared the campaign dead. Tell that to the folks of Virginia. (crowd cheering) North Carolina.
(crowd cheering) Alabama.
(crowd cheering) Tennessee.
(crowd cheering) Oklahoma.
(crowd cheering) Arkansas.
(crowd cheering) Minnesota!
(crowd cheering) - Heyyyyyy.
(audience laughs) That's a Joe Biden we
haven't seen in a while. Look at him, smiling, full of energy, naming states that actually exist. (audience laughs) No, 'cause let's be
honest, let's be honest, we were all waiting for
him to give a shout out to Pennsylchusetts.
(audience laughs) I'm serious, I don't think
I've seen Biden this happy since that time Obama taught
him how to ride a bike. This has been awhile.
(audience laughs) (upbeat music) - The vice presidency. It's America's assistant manager. And today Joe Biden announced who he's picked to be his V.P. - We're coming on the
air with breaking news. Democratic presidential
candidate Joe Biden has made his choice. NBC News has confirmed
that Biden has picked California Senator Kamala
Harris to be his running mate, the first woman of color in history to be chosen for such a position. So the Democratic ticket is Biden, Harris. - That's right, people, Joe
Biden has officially picked Kamala Harris to be his running mate. Say what you want about
Joe, but the man went black and he's not going back. And I gotta say, I'm impressed
that Biden picked Kamala even after she destroyed
him at that debate. In fact, part of me
thinks he only picked her so that she can just
never dust his in public. This isn't a V.P. pick,
it's an insurance policy. And I'm really interested to see what the Trump campaign's line of attack is gonna be on Kamala. Because they're gonna have a tough time. Everything she's done in her
career appeals to Trump's base. CraftY Kamala spent her whole
career locking up criminals and filling up California's jails. She's even friends with cops. Hold on, that actually sounds pretty cool. Mike, is it too late to change you? (upbeat music) The only part of last
night that really mattered was Joe Biden's big acceptance speech. And because Donald Trump
has spent months trying to portray Biden as a senile old man who can barely string
a few words together, the stakes for the speech
were especially high. But Biden rose to the occasion. - We have a great purpose as a nation to open the doors of
opportunity to all Americans, to save our democracy, to be a light to the world once again. For love is more powerful than hate. Hope is more powerful than fear. And light is more powerful than dark. This is our moment, this is our mission, and this is a battle we will win and we'll do it together, I promise you. So it's with great honor and humility I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America. - I'm not gonna lie, watching Biden give the speech was nerveracking. It was like watching "The Quiet Place," one wrong step and the
whole thing is over. But honestly, he nailed it. He showed strength, he showed emotion. He made a powerful case
for a more united America. And I actually think that Trump did Biden the biggest
favor by making it seem like he's incompetent and senile. I mean the bar has been set super low. As soon as America saw
Biden had his jacket on the right way round, they were ready to give them a standing ovation. Biden speaking in complete sentences was just the icing on the cake. And last night also reminded us how different these candidates are. I mean, you've got the
presidential candidate who's casually quoting Danish
philosophers and Irish poets. And then you've got the president who's morning read is
the back of a cereal box. You're right, Tony, they are great. Not as great as America, but so great. (upbeat music) Let's really sit down and
talk about what we learned. You know, take some time to analyze the policy disagreements. Think through the important issues. Poss the nuances of.... - Radical left.
- The question is-- - Radical left.
- Will you shut up, man? - You graduated either the lowest or almost the lowest in your class. - This is so unpresidential. - Hunter got thrown out of the military. He was thrown out,
dishonorably discharged. - That's not true, he wasn't
dishonorably discharged. - For cocaine use.
- [Moderator] Wait a minute, you get the final word, Mr. Biden. - Well, it's hard to get
any word in with this clown. Excuse me, this person. - Hey, let me just tell you, Joe, there's nothing smart about you, Joe. 47 years you've done nothing. - You're the worst president
America's ever had. - Hey, Joe, let me-- - Oh snap! These guys were bickering so much Canada called the cops to
complain about the noise. I have never seen a debate
like that in my life. To be honest, I've never seen
anything like that in my life. Honestly, it seemed less
like a presidential debate and more like a fight that you overhear in a booth at Denny's. Will you shut up, you clown! You've got no class! I got no class, you got terrible grades and your son's a coke head. - You piece of shit, you
don't talk about my son! You listen! Yeah, hi, could I get
the Moons Over Mihami with the orange juice, please? Yeah, that'll be all,
doll, thank you so much. You got drunk and you
hit on your own daughter! I wasn't drunk. I mean, some of these
were way more personal than you've ever seen in debates, especially Biden calling Trump a clown. Which guys, I'm sorry man,
that's not fair to Trump. Clowns wear weird makeup. They have clothes that
are too big for them. They're deeply sad even
when they don't show it. Does that sound like Donald Trump to you? Now, let's just be clear. The reason that this debate
was such a colossal train wreck is because Donald J. Trump
was throwing grenades on the tracks. and usually in a debate the moderator is there to prevent things from getting out of hand. But last night's moderator, Chris Wallace, was about as successful at stopping Trump as the popular votes. - The country would be better served if we allowed both people to
speak with fewer interruptions. I'm appealing you, sir, to do that. - [Donald] Well, and him too. - Well, frankly you've been
doing more interrupting-- - Well, that's all right,
Obamacare, I got rid of it. - [Chris] Mr. President, listen-- - And we will protect people
with pre-existing conditions. - [Chris] I'm the moderator of this debate and I would like you to
let me ask my question and then you can answer.
- Go ahead. - [Chris] Sir, wait, no--
- It's a wrong statement. - [Chris] I understand, you've agreed to the two minutes so
please let him have it. Sir, you made a-- - A far less lethal disease. - [Chris] You made a
point, let him answer. Mr. President, let him answer. The second subject is COVID-19, which is an awfully serious subject, so let's try to be serious about it. - It's not true.
- You're on tape doing it. - It's not true.
- [Chris] You're gonna have, gentlemen, I hate to raise my
voice, but it seems to me-- - He's on tape. - [Chris] Why should I be
different than the two of you? No, you've been talking-- - You made a statement,
I would love to end it. - [Chris] I'm asking you, you know, sir-- - I would love to end it. - [Chris] You know, if
you wanna switch seats, we could do that--
- Very quickly... - Aw man, that is so sad. Trump was being such a child that Chris Wallace
actually had to pull the do you wanna switch seats move that English teachers
use with their students. And honestly, I'm glad that
Trump didn't take him up on it. Because if Trump takes over Wallace's job, then Wallace has to take over Trump's job. And I don't know if he has it
in him to kill 200,000 people. (upbeat music) Now, this is all happening after a chaotic,
nerveracking election night that featured all types of weird moments, predictions flipping left and right, ballots being delivered
with a police escort, Steve Kornacki's khaki butt. But maybe what's weirdest
is that after all of that, the night actually ended up going mostly as everyone expected. You know, Trump jumped ahead
early in a lot of states because Republicans mostly voted in person and those votes got counted first. And then as the Democratic
mail-in ballots came in, Biden jumped ahead, which is what everyone knew might happen for weeks. Everyone except the president
of the United States. - We were winning everything, and all of a sudden it
was just called off. The results tonight have been phenomenal, and we are getting
ready, I mean, literally, we were just all set to get outside and just celebrate something that was so beautiful, so good. We had such a big night. You just take a look
at all of these states that we've won tonight
and then you take a look at the kind of margins
that we've won them by. We won states and all of a sudden I said, "What happened to the election?" It's off, and we have all
these announcers saying "What happened?" And then they said, "Oh..." - Yeah, dude, because first
they counted your votes and now they're counting
the other guy's votes. I mean, I knew that
Trump didn't like science but I didn't realize he
had disavowed numbers. I mean, maybe this explains
why he's always in debt. This is just a level
of stupidity from Trump that I did not expect. He always exceeds the levels of stupidity. I didn't know he could go higher. Sometimes it feels like
Trump is an actual toddler. First I had a nose then
suddenly my uncle stole it and I had no nose. What happened to law and order, folks? I don't have a nose anymore. Although, Trump could be playing four-dimensional chess here. Yeah, maybe he's laying the groundwork for his legal defense over his taxes. Your Honor, as you can see, I
have no idea how numbers work. Therefore, I cannot be held accountable. Case dismissed. Sir, you cannot dismiss your own case. I also don't know how the law works. Double case dismissed, hashtag winning. But yeah, needless to say,
Donald Trump was upset. The more votes got counted, the more Biden pulled ahead of him. And for Donald Trump, there
could only be one solution. Stop counting the votes. - Something just breaking
in the last couple of minutes as well. Things are moving fast and furiously with the president's campaign. The campaign manager
Bill Stepien announcing that the Trump campaign
has filed a lawsuit in the State of Michigan saying, "President Trump's campaign
has not been provided with meaningful access to
numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process as
guaranteed by Michigan law. We have filed suit today in the Michigan Court of
Claims to halt counting." - This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready
to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election. This is a major fraud in our nation. We want the law to be
used in a proper manner. So we'll be going to
the U.S. Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop. We don't want them to find any ballots at four o'clock in the morning and add them to the list, okay? (audience cheers) It's a very sad, it's a very sad moment. To me this is a very sad
moment, and we will win this. And as far as I'm concerned,
we already have won it. - Wow, I know everyone was
expecting it, but still. Can we just take a moment
to admit that it is insane that an American president is
just demanding that they stop, that they stop counting
votes while he's ahead. This is a textbook authoritarian move, which is impressive coming from a guy who's never read a textbook. And I gotta say, for a guy
who hates shithole countries, Trump really likes to jack their style. (upbeat music) - CNN projects Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is elected the 46th president
of the United States. - [Woman] There was jubilance as people flooded the streets today,
celebrating from the White House to the West Coast. - [Woman] Celebrations in the streets. In New York city, the
tri-state, and across the world. - [Woman] On the streets
of the largest cities, today a party. ("It's Electric") In President Trump's
hometown, New York City, Biden supporters shouted
out their windows. - [Man] There were bands and
champagne, costumes and tears. ("Everybody Dance Now") An impromptu dance party broke out. - [Crowd] (bleep) Donald Trump! - [Man] You had Sweet Caroline singalongs and na na na goodbye singalongs. - Oh yeah, what a day,
what a day, what a day now! People were out in the streets dancing. They were partying. People were singing "Sweet Caroline," which was genius because any celebration that's singing "Sweet Caroline" isn't gonna get broken up by the cops. For real though, people,
this was an amazing weekend. It was such a festive atmosphere. The Saturday was amazing,
everyone was so happy. Even coronavirus was like,
man, you guys have fun. I'm taking the day off. No, I'm kidding, I'm joining in. But yes, that's right,
people, this weekend Joseph Rhianna Biden was declared the 46th president of the United States. - Our work is hard for
those who didn't vote for me as those who did. Let this grim era of
demonization in America begin to end here and now! (crowd cheering) - Wow. I don't know about you guys, but after four years of
having to listen to Trump, a normal presidential speech
was, was almost weird. I was listening to the speech like, wait, so we're not blaming
anything on Hilary, nothing? And let's be honest, at this
point I bet even Trump's people want Biden to lower the temperature. I mean, mainly because half of them are running a fever from COVID. Still though, I'm sure
that they were happy to hear Biden say let the grim
demonization begin to end. Although I do like how Biden
didn't say let's end it, he said let's begin to end it. Like, it would be too dangerous to just stop demonizing all at once. We've gotta stop being mean
to each other in this country. Next week, but for now, what the (bleep) is going on with Mitch McConnell's hair? Did you see that shit? Looks like he's got bologna fingers. But the truth is Biden
was calling for healing and he was promising to work just as hard for the people who didn't vote for him as the people who did. And after these last few years, I think that's a nice sentiment. Although the truth is
the country's so divided I don't know how that
would work in real life. Is Biden really going to
try and cater to both? Because everyone is so far apart. I'm gonna listen to Dr.
Fauci, and then, of course, I will behead him, and to
reach across the aisle, I will find my son Hunter and lock him up. Am I a good president or what? The point is people, it's
genuinely gonna take some time getting used to speeches
that sound like speeches. But otherwise, for Biden and Harris, it was a flawlessly choreographed evening. Well, except for one moment,
when a confetti cannon went off and, based on
the candidates' reactions, it doesn't look like
they were expecting it. ♪ Stand my ground ♪ (cannon fires) ♪ Won't get turned around ♪ Geez, that was terrifying. I don't know about you,
but when I saw that the black part of me in
the movie theater came out. I was like, "Get out of there, Joe. They're trying to take you out! Kamala, get down!" This is actually something I think we need to address as a planet, people. We have to stop celebrating with things that sound like gunfire, fireworks, confetti cannons, popping
champagne, corks, all of it. Half the time I'm like, "Whoa,
did something good happen or is shit going down?" I don't need to be startled
like this anymore, people. And neither does Joe Biden. Why are you blowing up
things next to Joe Biden? At this point Joe Biden's campaign should be wrapping him in bubble wrap and storing him in the attic
until inauguration day. (upbeat music)
