Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders greeted one another with elbow bumps and podium six feet apart in a largely empty room in Washington, D.

C.

Amidst Cove in 19 concerns, both candidates agreed Maur must be done to combat this health crisis.

Sanders, criticizing President Trump.

He is undermining the doctors and the scientists who were trying to help the American people.

It is unacceptable for him to be blabbering with a kn factual information, which is confusing the general public.

The present system cannot handle the surge that is likely to come, so we should already be sitting down and planning where we're going to put these temporary hospitals.

Both men in their seventies were asked how they're protecting themselves during this pandemic.

I love doing rallies and we bring many thousands of people out to our rallies.

I enjoy it very much.

We're not doing that right now.

In fact, our entire staff is working from home.

Biden pointed out that unlike Sanders recent heart attack, he is in good health.

But fortunately I don't have any underlying conditions you talked about that I have to worry about.

The candidates sparred over Social Security time and time again talking about the need to cut Social Security, Medicare and veterans programs.

Is that true?

Or is that no, it's not true.

That is not true.

That is not true.

And a surprise announcement.

Joe Biden says his running mate will be female.

I commit that I will in fact appoint a pick a woman to be vice president, Sanders says.

He's also moving in that direction.

In all likelihood, I I will.

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