>> I’M INTERRUPTING YOU AGAIN. I’M SORRY.

I’M SORRY. PETE BUTTIEGIEG IS TALKING.

PETE BUTTIEGIEG IS TALKING. >> WHEN I RAN FOR PRESIDENT WE

>> WHEN I RAN FOR PRESIDENT WE MADE IT CLEAR THE WHOLE IDEA WAS

MADE IT CLEAR THE WHOLE IDEA WAS ABOUT RALLYING THE COUNTRY

ABOUT RALLYING THE COUNTRY TOGETHER TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP

TOGETHER TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AND TO WIN THE ERA FOR THE

AND TO WIN THE ERA FOR THE VALUES THAT WE SHARE.

VALUES THAT WE SHARE. AND THAT WAS ALWAYS A GOAL THAT

AND THAT WAS ALWAYS A GOAL THAT WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN ME BECOMING

WAS MUCH BIGGER THAN ME BECOMING PRESIDENT AND IT IS IN THE NAME

PRESIDENT AND IT IS IN THE NAME OF THAT VERY SAME GOAL THAT I’M

OF THAT VERY SAME GOAL THAT I’M DELIGHTED TO ENDORSE AND SUPPORT

DELIGHTED TO ENDORSE AND SUPPORT JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE

JOE BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND I DO IT WITH GREAT PLEASURE

AND I DO IT WITH GREAT PLEASURE KNOWING JUST HOW MUCH WE NEED TO

KNOWING JUST HOW MUCH WE NEED TO DO, NOT ONLY TO WIN, WHICH IS SO

DO, NOT ONLY TO WIN, WHICH IS SO VERY IMPORTANT.

VERY IMPORTANT. AND WHEN I SAY WIN, NOT JUST WIN

AND WHEN I SAY WIN, NOT JUST WIN BACK THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT MAKE

BACK THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT MAKE SURE WE BRING THOSE VITALLY

SURE WE BRING THOSE VITALLY IMPORTANT HOUSE AND SENATE AND

IMPORTANT HOUSE AND SENATE AND LOCAL RACES WITH US.

LOCAL RACES WITH US. WE CAN HEAR IT FOR THAT.

WE CAN HEAR IT FOR THAT. [ APPLAUSE ]

[ APPLAUSE ] BUT ALSO WE’VE GOT TO DO IT IN A

BUT ALSO WE’VE GOT TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT STARTS TO CHANGE THE

WAY THAT STARTS TO CHANGE THE TOXIC AND DIVISIVE NATURE OF OUR

TOXIC AND DIVISIVE NATURE OF OUR POLITICS RIGHT NOW.

POLITICS RIGHT NOW. WE CAN’T GO ON LIKE THIS.

WE CAN’T GO ON LIKE THIS. AND WE’VE GOT A POLITICS RIGHT

AND WE’VE GOT A POLITICS RIGHT NOW THAT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE

NOW THAT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE BEING LOUDEST IS TANTAMOUNT TO

BEING LOUDEST IS TANTAMOUNT TO BEING RIGHT.

BEING RIGHT. WE NEED A POLITICS THAT’S ABOUT

WE NEED A POLITICS THAT’S ABOUT DECENCY, A POLITICS THAT BRINGS

DECENCY, A POLITICS THAT BRINGS BACK DIGNITY.

BACK DIGNITY. AND THAT IS WHAT WE SOUGHT TO

AND THAT IS WHAT WE SOUGHT TO PRACTICE IN MY CAMPAIGN.

PRACTICE IN MY CAMPAIGN. THAT’S WHAT JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN

THAT’S WHAT JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN PRACTICING HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

PRACTICING HIS ENTIRE LIFE. SO, WHAT WE SEE RIGHT NOW IS AN

SO, WHAT WE SEE RIGHT NOW IS AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT JUST TO MEET

OPPORTUNITY, NOT JUST TO MEET THAT IMPERATIVE OF GETTING A NEW

THAT IMPERATIVE OF GETTING A NEW AND BETTER PRESIDENT, BUT OF

AND BETTER PRESIDENT, BUT OF DOING IT WITH A LEADER WHO WILL

DOING IT WITH A LEADER WHO WILL PRACTICE THAT WAY OF RALLYING

PRACTICE THAT WAY OF RALLYING PEOPLE TOGETHER, WITH IDEAS THAT

PEOPLE TOGETHER, WITH IDEAS THAT ARE BIG ENOUGH TO UNITE THE

ARE BIG ENOUGH TO UNITE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. OF ALL GENERATIONS.

OF ALL GENERATIONS. [ LAUGHTER ]

[ LAUGHTER ] AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, ON

AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, ON SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES AFFECTING MY GENERATION

ISSUES AFFECTING MY GENERATION AND THE NEXT GENERATION --

AND THE NEXT GENERATION -- [ LAUGHTER ]

[ LAUGHTER ] CLIMATE CHANGE, GUN VIOLENCE,

CLIMATE CHANGE, GUN VIOLENCE, JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN DELIVERING ON

JOE BIDEN HAS BEEN DELIVERING ON THOSE VERY PRIORITIES.

THOSE VERY PRIORITIES. FROM TAKING ON THE NRA AND

FROM TAKING ON THE NRA AND WINNING, TO NEGOTIATING THE

WINNING, TO NEGOTIATING THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD, TO

PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD, TO SHEPHERDING THE PASSAGE OF THE

SHEPHERDING THE PASSAGE OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. THIS IS WHAT HAS MADE IT

THIS IS WHAT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO ACHIEVE WHAT

POSSIBLE FOR US TO ACHIEVE WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, AND THAT IS

HAS BEEN ACHIEVED, AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE SUCH CONFIDENCE THAT

WHY I HAVE SUCH CONFIDENCE THAT AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL TAKE

AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL TAKE THE BALL FURTHER AS IT NEEDS TO

THE BALL FURTHER AS IT NEEDS TO GO.

GO. BUT IT’S EVEN MORE THAN THAT.

BUT IT’S EVEN MORE THAN THAT. IT’S THE NEED TO BRING BACK

IT’S THE NEED TO BRING BACK DIGNITY TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

DIGNITY TO THE WHITE HOUSE. >> YES.

>> YES. >> WHEN WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO

>> WHEN WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO IS TEARING THIS COUNTRY --

IS TEARING THIS COUNTRY -- [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] AND THE COUNTRY ALREADY KNOWS

AND THE COUNTRY ALREADY KNOWS WITHOUT ME HAVING TO SAY SO, BUT

WITHOUT ME HAVING TO SAY SO, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW

I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW UNBELIEVABLY AND UNFAILINGLY

UNBELIEVABLY AND UNFAILINGLY DECENT I HAVE KNOWN

DECENT I HAVE KNOWN VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN TO BE.

VICE-PRESIDENT BIDEN TO BE. FROM HIS VISITS TO SOUTH BEND

FROM HIS VISITS TO SOUTH BEND WHILE HE WAS VICE-PRESIDENT TO

WHILE HE WAS VICE-PRESIDENT TO MY VISITS AS A MAYOR TO THE

MY VISITS AS A MAYOR TO THE WHITE HOUSE DURING THE

WHITE HOUSE DURING THE OBAMA-BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO

OBAMA-BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO ESPECIALLY THE EXPERIENCES I’VE

ESPECIALLY THE EXPERIENCES I’VE HAD GETTING TO KNOW HIM WHILE

HAD GETTING TO KNOW HIM WHILE COMPETING WITH HIM.

COMPETING WITH HIM. HE IS SOMEBODY OF SUCH

HE IS SOMEBODY OF SUCH EXTRAORDINARY GRACE AND KINDNESS

EXTRAORDINARY GRACE AND KINDNESS AND EMPATHY.

AND EMPATHY. FROM TAKING TIME TO TALK TO

FROM TAKING TIME TO TALK TO SOMEBODY WHO STRUGGLES TO SPEAK,

SOMEBODY WHO STRUGGLES TO SPEAK, TO TAKING TIME FOR A FAMILY

TO TAKING TIME FOR A FAMILY THAT’S STRUGGLING WITH LOSS.

THAT’S STRUGGLING WITH LOSS. HE WILL BRING THE EXACT KIND OF

HE WILL BRING THE EXACT KIND OF EMPATHY THAT IS SO BADLY LACKING

EMPATHY THAT IS SO BADLY LACKING IN THIS WHITE HOUSE, AND ALONG

IN THIS WHITE HOUSE, AND ALONG THE WAY IN HIS CAMPAIGN, WILL

THE WAY IN HIS CAMPAIGN, WILL DRAW US TOGETHER AS WE NEED A

DRAW US TOGETHER AS WE NEED A LEADER TO DO.

LEADER TO DO. I COMMENTED LAST NIGHT, AND I’VE

I COMMENTED LAST NIGHT, AND I’VE OFTEN SAID THAT POLITICS AT ITS

OFTEN SAID THAT POLITICS AT ITS BEST IS MORE THAN POLICY.

BEST IS MORE THAN POLICY. IT’S SOUL CRAFT.

IT’S SOUL CRAFT. AND SO IT’S FITTING THAT I AM

AND SO IT’S FITTING THAT I AM JOINING TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN

JOINING TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN THAT SPEAKS SO OFTEN ABOUT THE

THAT SPEAKS SO OFTEN ABOUT THE SOUL OF THIS NATION.

SOUL OF THIS NATION. I DON’T BELIEVE THE WORLD IS

I DON’T BELIEVE THE WORLD IS DIVIDED UP INTO PEOPLE WHO ARE

DIVIDED UP INTO PEOPLE WHO ARE ALL GOOD AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ALL

ALL GOOD AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ALL BAD.

BAD. I DON’T BELIEVE THAT HOW YOU

I DON’T BELIEVE THAT HOW YOU VOTED IN THE PAST MAKES YOU GOOD

VOTED IN THE PAST MAKES YOU GOOD OR BAD.

OR BAD. I BELIEVE THAT EACH OF US CAN

I BELIEVE THAT EACH OF US CAN HAVE GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS

HAVE GOOD THINGS AND BAD THINGS BROUGHT OUT OF US, AND THAT’S

BROUGHT OUT OF US, AND THAT’S WHY LEADERSHIP IS SO IMPORTANT.

WHY LEADERSHIP IS SO IMPORTANT. I’M LOOKING FOR A LEADER, I’M

I’M LOOKING FOR A LEADER, I’M LOOKING FOR A PRESIDENT WHO WILL

LOOKING FOR A PRESIDENT WHO WILL DRAW OUT WHAT IS BEST IN EACH OF

DRAW OUT WHAT IS BEST IN EACH OF US.

US. AND I’M ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY

AND I’M ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY WHO IS PART OF MY CAMPAIGN TO

WHO IS PART OF MY CAMPAIGN TO JOIN ME, BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND

JOIN ME, BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND THAT LEADER IN VICE-PRESIDENT,