{"id":2208266,"date":"2024-03-28T12:36:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-remembers-lieberman-as-a-good-man-after-senators-death\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:36:54","slug":"biden-remembers-lieberman-as-a-good-man-after-senators-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-remembers-lieberman-as-a-good-man-after-senators-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden fondly recalls Lieberman as a &#8216;good man&#8217; following the senator&#8217;s passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-remembers-lieberman-as-a-good-man-after-senators-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2208266&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden\u200c expressed his condolences for former\u200d Senator Joe Lieberman, \u200bcalling him a &#8220;good man&#8221; after Lieberman&#8217;s passing\u2064 at the age of 82. Biden \u200cshared his\u200d sentiments with the Washington\u200d Examiner before boarding Air Force One and\u2063 mentioned speaking with Lieberman&#8217;s wife, Hadassah. Lieberman, \u200ca former Democratic vice presidential candidate, served as a senator from\u2062 1989 to 2013. President Joe Biden paid tribute to\u200c the late former Senator Joe Lieberman, \u2064describing him as a &#8220;good man&#8221; following\u200c Lieberman&#8217;s \u2064death at the age\u2063 of 82.\u200d Biden conveyed\u200b his \u2064condolences to the Washington Examiner \u200cbefore departing on Air Force\u2064 One, noting that he \u200bhad a conversation with Lieberman&#8217;s\u200b wife, Hadassah. \u200bLieberman, who served\u2063 as\u2062 a Democratic vice presidential candidate, held the position of senator from \u20641989 to 2013.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> called former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman a \u201cgood man\u201d one day after the former Democratic vice presidential candidate died at the age of 82 from complications resulting from a fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a good man,\u201d Biden told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden made the brief comments before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, adding that he had spoken to Lieberman\u2019s wife, Hadassah.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>, en route to NYC, on passing of late former Sen. Joe Lieberman: \u201che was a good man\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden added that he\u2019d spoken to Lieberman\u2019s wife before leaving the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UWPCYItQhk\">pic.twitter.com\/UWPCYItQhk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TocRadio\/status\/1773372679745146974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A former member of the Democratic Party, Lieberman was its 2000 vice presidential nominee with then-presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/al-gore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Al Gore<\/a>. A senator from 1989 to 2013, he was an independent during his final term in office, though he continued to caucus with Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> did not release a statement regarding Lieberman in the hours after his death but has historically taken its time before commenting on notable passings. On Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre noted that \u201cthe president and Sen. Lieberman served together in the U.S. Senate for 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSen. Lieberman was principled and unafraid to stand up to what he thought was right,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Former President Barack Obama<\/a> also commented on his death despite past tensions. Lieberman endorsed the late Arizona Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-mccain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>John McCain<\/a> over Obama in 2008, and Lieberman\u2019s opposition to a public health insurance option was critical to the decision to exclude it from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/obamacare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Obamacare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Lieberman and I didn\u2019t always see eye-to-eye, but he had an extraordinary career in public service, including four decades spent fighting for the people of Connecticut,\u201d Obama wrote on Wednesday. \u201cHe also worked hard to repeal \u2018Don\u2019t Ask Don\u2019t Tell\u2019 and helped us pass the Affordable Care Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn both cases\u00a0the politics were difficult, but he stuck to his principles because he knew it was the right thing to do,\u201d he added. \u201cMichelle and I extend our deepest condolences to Hadassah and the Lieberman family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden is en route to New York City for a joint fundraiser with Obama and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>former President Bill Clinton<\/a> that is expected to raise more than $25 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden remembered former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman as a &#8220;good man&#8221; the day after Lieberman passed away at 82 due to complications from a fall. 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