Obama denies discouraging Biden from running for president

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Former President Barack Obama pushed back on reports he dissuaded President-elect Joe Biden from seeking the White House twice.

Obama said anecdotes that he advised Biden against running ahead of both the 2016 and 2020 cycles were “not accurate,” including telling him he “didn’t have to do this” in 2019.

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