Biden jokes abound at RNC — but some Republicans hope he stays in the race

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MILWAUKEE — Elected Republicans tested their stand-up comedy skills Wednesday, cracking jokes about President Joe Biden. But they were leery of going too far.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) lit up the Milwaukee convention by saying America “cannot afford four more years of a Weekend at Bernie’s presidency.” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) followed that up with the quip that she used to enjoy Bring Your Kid to Work Day, “much like Jill Biden now drags Joe to Bring Your Husband to Work Day.”

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