Vice President Joe Biden just revealed that hed planned on running for president this year, but was ultimately too heartbroken overhis sons death.

There are now less than 50 days until the general election, when America will have to make a big decision.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the top contenders, but it seems it couldve been Biden versus Trump if things had gone differently.

At a talk at the Council of Foreign Relations on Wednesday, Biden said,

I planned on running. To be completely honest with you, I had planned on running

But my son, Beau, a year before it was time for me to begin to really put this together was diagnosed with a death sentence, stage four glioblastoma.

Virtually nobody makes it, but you still hold out hope, you know, and things can happen, theres so much happening.

When he passed, part of my soul was gone. And no woman or man should ever run for president unless they are capable and willing to give every ounce of their energy to the endeavor. And I just wasnt.

The vice president referred to his son as the finest man Ive ever known.

Biden had a plan in place in case he changed his mind, but in the end was too emotionally distraught, which is why hes thrown his support to Clinton,

My staff put together plans that if I changed my mind, but I just concluded that I wasnt sort of, how can I say, healthy enough to just pour my whole heart and soul into the effort.

And my family wanted me to do it because their conviction was that it was a new purpose. But it wasI cant blame it on my family, I just didnt feel like I was ready.

And thats why Im working so hard to see that Hillary gets elected. But thats the reason I didnt do it, I just couldnt.

Bidens son, Beau, was an Iraq War veteran who served as the attorney general of Delaware before dying due to brain cancer at the age of 46 in May, 2015.

The vice president isfar too accustomed to tragedy, as he also lost his first wife and 1-year-old daughter in a car accident not long after he was elected to the Senate.

In spite of the struggles hes faced in life, the vice president has always remained an optimist especially when it comes to America.

On Wednesday, he said,

Im more optimistic about Americas chances than I have ever been. We are better positioned than any other country to own the 21st century.

This summer, Biden has spent a significant amount of time campaigning for Clinton and he vehemently opposes Republican presidential nomineeDonald Trump.

Bidenrecently stated he plans to dedicate his life to cancer research when his role as vice president concludes.

Subscribe to Elite Dailys official newsletter,The Edge, for more stories you dont want to miss.

Read more: http://elitedaily.com/news/politics/joe-biden-planned-running-president-until-son-death/1620514/

http://twitter.com/#!/jrsalzman/status/522928847722119169

Iraq War vet and wounded warrior J.R. Salzman, on hearing the news that Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was discharged from the Navy Reserves earlier this year after testing positive for cocaine, was anxious to play “What if this was a Republican?” with the mainstream media.

Seriously though, how big of a shitbag do you have to be to do cocaine while you're in the military when you know you get random drug tests?

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

To answer my own question, only giant shitbags, or privileged brats would do cocaine while in the military. Biden's son was serving for show

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

According to the CNN report, Biden's son made it a whole month before testing positive for cocaine. A MONTH.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

The fact that both Biden's son and daughter have been caught doing cocaine explains a lot about his behavior. No one sober acts like that.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

You mean Joe being Joe?

That makes two children of @VP who have been caught doing cocaine. But yeah, that Palin is a terrible parent.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

Come on you media hacks. Give Biden's cocaine snorting son the same treatment that you would if it was Palin's.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

Remember, Biden's son needed a waiver to get in the military because of drugs.Then he made a whole month before testing positive for cocaine

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

Come on, media. As you just established with the Palin brawl, politician's families are not off limits. Cover Biden's cocaine snorting son.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

If this were one of Palin's kids caught doing cocaine the media would dive into it right down to the guy who grew the coca in Colombia.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

Before you accuse me of being a Palin lover, I'm not. I just really really hate media double standards.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

How many media outlets knew Joe Biden's son was kicked out of the Navy for cocaine back in February but refused to report on it?

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

Which media outlet will start the narrative that Bidens son is a victim and we should leave him alone to his Ukrainian gas company position?

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

By next week mentioning Biden's son got booted from the Navy will be dishonestly characterized as an attack on everyone with an addiction.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) October 17, 2014

If not by tonight.

Ok..I'm pissed now! ADDICTION is a "disease". Stop giving VP Joe Biden's son all these hateful comments! It can happen to anyone you love

— Lynnie (@TweetThisBabe) October 17, 2014

 

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/17/come-on-you-media-hacks-j-r-salzman-wants-palin-style-coverage-of-hunter-bidens-cocaine-use/