US Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he will not take part in the upcoming presidential election. He did not give a specific reason, though noted that the opportunity for such a venture "has closed," and mentioned his recently departed son Beau.
Biden also used the opportunity to criticize former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remark during the Democratic debates that she considers Republicans her enemies. "I believe that we have to end the divisive partisan politics that is ripping this country apart, and I think we can," said the Vice President