Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wants vice president Joe Biden as her secretary of state if she wins the election, according to Politico.
The 73-year-old, who ran against Clinton in the 2008 presidential primaries, is at the top of the Clinton campaign's internal short list for the job, but hasn't been informed yet, Politico reports, citing "a source familiar with the planning."
According to Politico, the Clinton campaign and Obama administration alike are concerned that Republican nominee Donald Trump has "created lasting damage to America's relationships around the world."
Biden, Clinton believes, is the man to mitigate that damage.
He has been outspoken in his campaigning against the part-time Palm Beach resident and former reality TV star, calling Trump "totally unqualified" to be president and "dangerously uninformed."
He also has a reputation for speaking his mind. At a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, while discussing recent allegations of sexual assault against Trump, Biden said he wishes he could "take him behind the gym."
The former attorney spent 36 years representing Delaware in the U.S. Senate, and chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before becoming Barack Obama’s vice president in 2009.
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