Former Vice President Joe Biden early in his campaign said he would play nice with his nearly two dozen 2020 Democratic primary rivals. His surrogates, though, are showing no such reluctance.

Rather than ignoring competitors’ criticisms and smothering them with smiles as Biden, 76, says he’s seeking to do, the longtime Delaware senator’s supporters are taking jabs at his fast-rising opponent, California Sen. Kamala Harris.

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