Sen. Kaine Weighs In on Biden Decision Not to Run for President

PHOTO: Vice President Joe Biden, via @JoeBiden

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Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine weighed in on the decision announced Wednesday by fellow Democrat, Vice President Joe Biden, to not run for president.

With President Obama and his wife Jill at his side in the Rose Garden at the White House, Biden cited the time it would take at this point to mount a campaign and the time he and his family have taken to grieve for his son Beau who died of brain cancer in May. Biden did say he plans to continue to make known his viewpoints on everything from helping the middle class to solutions on foreign policy.

Kaine, who came out as an early supporter of Hillary Clinton (after supporting Obama’s run in 2008), released this announcement Wednesday afternoon, about Biden’s decision:

“Joe Biden is one of the finest and most passionate public servants America has ever known. We are stronger as a nation having had he and Dr. Biden as the President and First Lady’s closest partners for the past seven years. The respect for Vice President Biden, both across the country and around the world, is simply unmatched. I applaud him for the goals he has set for the next 15 months and I know that he will continue to serve his country for many years. In fact, I am confident that future Presidents -- Democratic and Republican -- will call upon him for advice and leadership as they grapple with tough problems facing our country.”