Biden distances himself from Obama when pressed on administration’s deportation policy

By Kerry Picket

Published September 13, 2019 2:42am ET

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Biden distances himself from Obama when pressed on administration’s deportation policy — From left, Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. raise their hands to answer a question Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. | (David J. Phillip/AP)

Hours after Joe Biden’s presidential campaign dropped a video of the former vice president’s tight relationship with whom he served, president Barack Obama, the candidate distanced himself over immigration policy.

ABC News debate moderator Jorge Ramos at the Houston debate Thursday night asked Biden a question related to the deportation policy by the Obama administration. “Why should Latinos trust you?” Ramos asked.

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