- The ‘bromance’ between Barack Obama and Joe Biden dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book about the pair
- It was a political embarrassment for Biden when Obama failed to endorse him in the 2020 presidential race and stated in that there was a need for ‘new blood’Â Â
- Obama had placed his bet on Hillary to win the Democratic primary in 2016 and therefore didn’t back Biden that yearÂ
- Despite the lack of endorsement, the men continued to have a deep affection for one another, but ‘that’s different than giving his brand to him,’ the book statesÂ
- In the early 2000s, Obama rolled his eyes and sent a note to his adviser Robert Gibbs: ‘Shoot. Me. Now’ while listening to Biden’s babbling, the book claims  Â
- The details of their relationship are revealed in Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership out October 8Â
Joe Biden has insisted he doesn’t want Barack Obama‘s endorsement in his third run for the presidency.
But if history is any gauge, Obama had no intention of going out on a limb for his former VP this time around.
The ‘bromance’ between the former president and Joe Biden that blossomed when Obama took office in 2008, dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book about the pair: Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.
While the two men did develop a strong affection for one another, there were times Biden drove Obama over the edge as the book reveals a younger Obama once rolled his eyes at Biden’s constant babbling, sending a note to his adviser saying: ‘Shoot. Me. Now.’
And it was a political embarrassment for Biden when Obama failed to step up and support his former vice president in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential races.