According to Vice President Joe Biden, a run for the White House in 2016 may just be a bunch of malarkey because of the damage it could cause his golf game.
The vice president was joined by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Ireland’s prime minister, at the American Ireland Fund Gala on Thursday, where he quipped about his golf game.
“If you want to keep your handicap in golf, don’t run for president,” Biden said. “So I expect strokes.”
According to CNN, it is unknown whether or not Biden speaking seriously or just hoping to elicit a few laughs.
Kenny, who is making his traditional visit to Washington, D.C., in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, invited Biden to visit Ireland and unload his “golf sticks” from Air Force Two to play a round.
The vice president’s name has been floated as a potential contender for the Democratic Presidential nominee in 2016, likely facing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Biden previously made runs for the White House in 1988 and 2008, but has yet to formally announce whether or not he will attempt to win the presidency again.
Biden was awarded the “Peace Award” by the American Ireland Fund, an organization that raises money for a host of charities in Ireland.
