Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams tried to deflect claims that former Vice President Joe Biden might choose her as his 2020 running mate.
Abrams, 45, said reports that Biden, 76, was considering choosing her for the number two spot on his ticket were “pure speculation made up by somebody else.” Biden and Abrams sat down for a meeting over breakfast this month, fueling conjecture of the two joining forces.
“Vice President Biden and I had a lovely lunch. And we talked about food and we talked about, I mean look, we talked about the presidency and what it means,” Abrams said at a Los Angeles event promoting her new book.
Abrams has also gone back and forth on whether she wants to run for president, try for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020, or make another gubernatorial bid in 2022. Abrams ran a closer than expected governor’s race in 2018, and is seen as a Democratic rising star.
Abrams said Sunday that her choice to run for president is “not very planned out,” but that she is still considering it.
Despite the rumors of Biden and Abrams joining forces, spokespeople for both have denied the claims, calling them “false.”
Biden has yet to announce a run, although he is expected to do so soon. Biden has consistently led in both national and state polls.
[Related: Stacey Abrams bashes Trump, calls for bipartisanship]
