Following his endorsement of Clinton , Biden publicly displayed his disagreements with the policies of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump . On June 20 , Biden critiqued Trump 's proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country as well as his stated intent to build a wall between the United States and Mexico border , furthering that Trump 's suggestion to either torture and or kill family members of terrorists was both damaging to American values and " deeply damaging to our security " . During an interview with George Stephanopoulos at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26 , Biden asserted that " moral and centered " voters would not vote for Trump . On October 21 , the anniversary of his choice to not run , Biden said he wished he was still in high school so he could take Trump " behind the gym " . On October 24 , Biden clarified he would only have fought Trump if he was still in high school , and the following day , October 25 , Trump responded that he would " love that "
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Joe Biden