John Delaney became the latest failed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to throw support behind former Vice President Joe Biden.
The 56-year old former Maryland congressman and entrepreneur followed former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota in backing Biden.
“Joe is the right person to beat Donald Trump, because he is everything Trump is not — Joe is a good, decent person, who cares about others and understands the struggles that so many Americans face every day,” a statement from Delaney read. “He has spent years as a public servant gaining the expertise necessary to lead our nation and reestablish the United States as a global leader, reversing course on the isolationism, nationalism, and global retreat of the Trump Administration.”
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Delaney, despite never gaining much traction, was quick to take shots at more liberal candidates’ policy proposals. He frequently attacked Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who dropped out of the race earlier this week, and other candidates who were making promises to voters on healthcare and the environment that he didn’t think could be fulfilled.
“Joe understands that we make progress through pragmatism and reaching across the aisle when possible and that yelling the loudest or having the most extreme opinions doesn’t actually accomplish any goals,” the self-made multimillionaire added. “Joe is the person to unite our party and our nation to tackle the challenges we face and seize the opportunities that our great nation has. April and I look forward to doing everything in our power to help him secure the nomination and win the general election in November.”
Delaney, who gave the Washington Examiner an exclusive look into his intense fitness routine, ended his presidential campaign at the end of January, about two and a half years after he became the first Democrat to officially declare his or her candidacy.
