Biden spotted on Amtrak train hours after announcing White House bid

[left-of-center2012]

A photo of former Vice President Joe Biden sitting casually on an Amtrak train just hours after announcing his 2020 presidential campaign is making the rounds on social media.

Biden, a known Amtrak traveler, can be seen sitting near aides on a train as they headed to New York, according to tweets shared by BBC North America bureau chief Paul Danahar.

Danahar said the image was taken just hours after Biden's campaign released a video online of the former vice president announcing his White House bid, ending months of speculation. Danahar confirmed to The Hill that Biden was on an Amtrak train.

The former vice president and longtime senator, nicknamed "Amtrak Joe," has used the train to commute from Delaware, where he lives, to Washington for decades.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/440626-hours-after-announcing-2020-campaign-biden-spotted-on-amtrak

[BlueFlorida]

1. He is a simple man

No pomp or fanfare.

[LakeArenal]

2. NO big military parades? No golden showers? No pussy grabs?

Yippee

[DownriverDem]

3. Joe represents normalcy

which so many Americans crave.

[C_U_L8R]

4. That makes me smile

There's hope.

[dem4decades]

5. Didn't he ride that train for years so he could be home with his children at night?

[Kingofalldems]

7. From DC to Delaware.

[BigmanPigman]

6. I hope he isn't taking the Trenton Local.

[pangaia]

22. LOLOLOLOLO !!!!

[CentralMass]

8. Is that Comcast fundraiser today ? I wonder if he s going there ?

[Roy Rolling]

9. Go find out

Report back, I'm sure everyone's eager to hear.

[Demsrule86]

13. I suppose you think that is cutting but it only works on those who wouldn't support

Joe anyways. I am pleased he is getting donations. He will need it to take the primary and save the world from Trump with a victory in the general.

[R B Garr]

14. Petty insults about people being corrupt are not

going to fly anymore.

[CentralMass]

23. How did you draw that conclusion ?

[R B Garr]

24. LOL, from your post.

It’s not like we haven’t seen those slurs before.

[CentralMass]

25. The conclusion that you have apparently drawn is of your own making.

[R B Garr]

27. Yes, I'm sure your concern over Comcast has

nothing to do with the slurs we’ve seen so much of. You were just genuinely concerned where Biden was going on the train.

[CentralMass]

28. Do i think much of Comcast no, do you ?

[R B Garr]

29. You did seem concerned about Comcast. It seemed to

have some significance to you. Probably why you mentioned Comcast in your post.

[CentralMass]

30. How could there be a problem with a candidate travelling to a $2800 a head fundraiser from a fine

company that has our best interest at heart ?

[LuvLoogie]

32. Wow (WayOutWest) is my ISP. What's yours?

I wonder if Bernie uses Comcast. A lot of people do. Like McDonald's and Starbucks.

Hey the Starbucks guy is running, too. He doesn't like Democrats, though.

[R B Garr]

35. How petty. Do we get to fabricate evil-doing on Bernie's part

based on some random photo of him on a train, or is this a one-way dealio?

Btw, my first post 14 was all that was necessary as you’ve now spent several posts denying your obvious snark just to come up with a bogus scenario over your great concern about Comcast. No need to deny what you obviously meant.

[LanternWaste]

34. You appear to be using implication as a way to hide from what you said

I get it... it's not often we find the courage to get in front of our words and hold to our convictions. Clever dissembling is much more self-validating.

[Blue_true]

16. Would make sense since going the other way home would not.

But what does that have to do with him taking a train for travel. Does Bernie take a train or does he fly? Everyone can ask questions.

[trickyguy]

20. Yes, he's going there and is friends with their CEO. According to Information Clearing House.

[rzemanfl]

21. Bookmarking. Feeling regret. n/t

[xmas74]

33. Honestly,

All the candidates will need corporate money to beef up their war chest for a GE fight. Is it what I want? No, but I'm pragmatic enough to know that they will need every damn penny to fight a corrupt GOP in the GE.

That's life.

[NBachers]

10. My heart is glowing with this Biden news.

[moonscape]

11. I worry about the escalation of crazy ...

stay safe, Joe!

[Blue_true]

17. My thought also. nt

[defacto7]

12. and the guy going into the bathroom behind him is famous now.

[Blue_true]

18. Looks like a guy I would not want to mess with. Great for him, he is minding his own business,

in more ways than one.

[R B Garr]

15. Love this! All aboard Amtrak.

Go Joe!

[brer cat]

19. I love this!

Joe is so unpretentious, except maybe for the Corvette.

[LuvLoogie]

31. What's pretentious about a hardworking American driving a Corvette?

Although I could see Joe in a late 60s GTO.

[Doreen]

26. Well, look at it this way,

if he is president the last thing he will take financing from is Amtrak.