In Des Moines on Monday, President Barack Obama said, “this whole anti-immigrant sentiment that’s out there in our politics right now is contrary to who we are”. “I know it doesn’t feel that way, but I’m telling you, I’m telling you the American people agree with us”, he said.

And then there was the tweet heard around the political world: Long-time Obama strategist David Axelrod’s diss of a New York Times article on Mrs Clinton’s campaign strategy as reading more like a satire. Wolf, for what it is worth, said Biden didn’t say whether he would run and didn’t ask for his support.

“I don’t want anybody to be down right now about what’s going on in the Republican Party”, Biden said at the backyard reception, held around the swimming pool at his Washington residence. “We always, always, always, always, always overcome it”.

Trump has drawn the ire of many Latinos for his remarks on immigration, including his repeated assertion that Mexicans illegally crossing the border are “rapists”. The long answer is: “Biden is considering waiting until after the New Hampshire primary on February 9, 2016, before making a decision”, Klein reports on his Ed Klein Confidential blog. Linda and Loretta Sanchez and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, wasn’t impressed by this rhetoric. “Folks, this will not prevail”. Let’s not take our eye off the ball.

The vice president, a devout Catholic, looked toward the Latin American born Pope Francis for moral leadership.

But by attacking Trump on Tuesday with such passionate and arguably campaign-like language, Biden could be offering additional hints about his plans.

Biden said Pope Francis sat in contrast to what the Republicans were saying because he was welcoming to everyone, including the vice president when Biden visited the Vatican.

Later in his speech, Biden named Trump as the purveyor of a “sick message” about immigrants coming to the United States. As he closed his remarks, participants yelled “Run, Joe, Run” but the vice president brushed their cheers aside.

They may not have a candidate yet, but key advisers and high-profile supporters backing a Joe Biden run for president are expanding their planning for a possible campaign.

‘Oh, no, no, no, no, ‘ the vice president replied, as he moved on with the program.