When asked if he could have beaten Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, former vice president Joe Biden told the New York Times, "I don't know." "Everybody says that," he continued. "But look, I don't know. You've got to be in the game. I thought Hillary would have made a good president." Biden: ‘I Don’t Know’ If I Could Have Beaten Trump in 2016
Obama did not encourage him to run
When asked if he could have beaten Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, former vice president Joe Biden told the New York Times, "I don't know." "Everybody says that," he continued. "But look, I don't know. You've got to be in the game. I thought Hillary would have made a good president." 
