Thursday, January 14, 2016

Biden Says Obama Offered to Help Pay for Son's Cancer Treatment

Biden Says Obama Offered to Help Pay for Son's Cancer Treatment

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/01/joe-biden-obama-beau-financial-help

In an emotional interview with CNN's Gloria Borger, Vice President Joe Biden on Monday revealed that President Barack Obama once offered to help him financially amid mounting concerns over his late son Beau's health.

The offer, Biden says, was made during one of their weekly lunch meetings, in which he told the president he and his wife were contemplating selling their house to help Beau's family in case he was forced to resign as Delaware's attorney general.


"He got up and he said, 'Don't sell that house. Promise me you won't sell the house,'" Biden told Borger, who had asked Biden to reveal a moment he would remember ahead of Obama's final State of the Union on Tuesday. "He said, 'I'll give you the money. Whatever you need, I'll give you the money. Don't, Joe—promise me. Promise me.' I said, 'I don't think we're going to have to anyway.' He said, 'Promise me.'"




I will miss both of them when they leave office. 2 great friends that actually care for one another and this country.

Biden Says Obama Offered Financial Support During Son's Illness

| Tue Jan. 12, 2016 12:22 PM EST
In an emotional interview with CNN's Gloria Borger, Vice President Joe Biden on Monday revealed that President Barack Obama once offered to help him financiallyamid mounting concerns over his late son Beau's health.
The offer, Biden says, was made during one of their weekly lunch meetings, in which he told the president that he and his wife were contemplating selling their house to help Beau's family in case he was forced to resign as Delaware's attorney general.
"He got up and he said, 'Don't sell that house. Promise me you won't sell the house,'" Biden told Borger, who had asked Biden to reveal a moment he would remember ahead of Obama's final State of the Union on Tuesday. "He said, 'I'll give you the money. Whatever you need, I'll give you the money. Don't, Joe—promise me. Promise me.' I said, 'I don't think we're going to have to anyway.' He said, 'Promise me.'"
"And then I'll never forget the eulogy he delivered for Beau."
Beau ultimately ended up being able to serve the rest of his second term as attorney general. He died in May from brain cancer.

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