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Joe Biden said he did not believe his predecessor, Donald Trump, should have access to any intelligence information because of his “erratic behavior”.
“I do not think so,” Biden said in a Friday night interview when he asked Cah Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell if Trump would get the briefings.
“Because of his erratic behavior unrelated to the uprising,” Biden said, referring to the January 6 storm by U.S. Capitol supporters.
Former US presidents traditionally receive an information letter even after leaving office.
Trump regularly denigrated the intelligence community and was not known for taking long briefings during his tenure in the White House. The Republican is facing his second indictment next week, this time accused of inciting an uprising at the Capitol by calling on people to ‘fight’ the outcome of the election he lost.
Asked what his biggest concern would be if Trump received classified information, Biden said.
‘I’d rather not speculate out loud. I just think he does not have to have the … intelligence briefings. What value does an intelligence briefing give him? What impact does he have at all, other than the fact that he might slip and say something? Biden said.
The interview took place when Congress approved a budget that would pave the way for Biden to pass its $ 1.9 tonne Covid-19 relief bill, although he admitted in the CBS interview that he did not make his proposal for would not expect an increase in the minimum wage to $ 15 per year. hours to be included.
‘I think it will not be in it. “I think we should have a minimum wage, but stand at $ 15 an hour,” Biden told CBS.
Raising the minimum wage could stumble upon Senate rules on reconciliation, a tool the Democrats plan to pass Biden’s coronavirus relief bill without Republican support in the now-divided Senate.
Biden said he was prepared to negotiate the wage increase separately and the increase could be phased in.
‘Nobody has to work 40 hours a week and live on the poverty line. And if you earn less than $ 15 an hour, you live below the poverty line, ‘Biden said. The current federal minimum wage is $ 7.25 per hour.