Joe Biden said in a private meeting he’s keeping his 2020 options open — and a presidential run is a real possibility

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• Former Vice President Joe Biden is strongly considering running for president in 2020.
• He told people in a private meeting he’s keeping his 2020 options open.
• He’s already positioning himself as an alternative to Trump.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is tiptoeing toward a potential run in 2020, even broaching the possibility during a recent gathering of longtime foreign policy aides.

Huddled in his newly opened office steps from the US Capitol, Biden began a planning meeting for his new diplomacy center by addressing the elephant in the room. He said he was keeping his 2020 options open, considering it a real possibility. He insisted he had made no decision, and didn’t need to yet, according to five people who either attended the meeting or were briefed on it by those who did.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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