Joe Biden Calls Rudy Giuliani a Thug During CBS Interview

BY Todd Neikirk February 11, 2020

From the time he announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination in the Summer of 2019, Joe Biden has been considered a front runner. The polls have mostly backed up that belief.

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

But the early returns from Iowa and New Hampshire have not looked good for the former Vice President and he is now playing catch up on Bernie Sanders. Biden was asked about the race during a Monday interview with CBS. During that appearance, he also ripped into sometimes Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, calling him a thug.

Biden was asked about the former New York City mayor and his campaign to have both Biden and his son, Hunter, investigated for their dealings in the Ukraine.

“I don’t think our sons are fair game at all,” Biden said. “No one has said he’s done anything wrong except a thug, Rudy Giuliani.

Biden also said that his numbers would show an uptick once the Democratic race moves to more diverse areas. He told Gayle King and Tony Dokoupil, “Nothing’s going to happen until we get down to a place and around the country where there’s much more diversity. No one has ever won the nomination in Democrat without getting overwhelming support from the Latino community and African-American community. We just are getting in the game here.”