I just loved this story. Bravo, Mike! (I suspect the Obama official was David Axelrod, but I’m biased, because I can’t stand him.) Via Axios:
A former top White House official under President Obama ran into Mike Barnicle — the “Morning Joe” regular, and close friend and ardent defender of Biden — and said: “Isn’t it great that f–king guy finally figured out he had to quit?”
Barnicle was tired, and wasn’t having it. “What guy?!” he replied.
“Joe Biden!” the West Wing alumnus replied.
“You know something? F–k you!” Barnicle replied. “And f–k all your friends with their anonymous quotes in the papers. Put your name on it next time!” And kept walking.
A source familiar with Biden’s reaction to the story told Axios: “He might still be laughing.”
