May 10, 2019 - Politics & Policy

Trump predicts Biden will win 2020 Democratic primary

President Trump predicted that former Vice President Joe Biden will edge out Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primary in a Friday tweet.

"Looks to me like it’s going to be SleepyCreepy Joe over Crazy Bernie. Everyone else is fading fast!"

Buzz: Trump has long referred to Biden by the nickname of "Sleepy Joe," but the tweet featured the debut of "SleepyCreepy Joe" — a reference to allegations of inappropriate touching levied by multiple women against the former veep earlier this year.

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