Washington (CNN) Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker came to the defense of his 2020 rival former Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday as Biden continues to face unfounded attacks from President Donald Trump. "I've said time and time again that this is unacceptable, that if you come after Joe Biden, you're going to have to deal with me in this case. "This is just me as an American to see these kinds of attacks and whether it's the lies this President tells about Joe Biden, or lies that he tells about other American citizens, to demean and denigrate them." Booker's comments come as Trump continues to lash out at Biden and his son, Hunter, after a House impeachment inquiry was launched last month. A rough transcript released by the White House shows Trump repeatedly pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a July phone call to investigate Joe Biden and his son.

Source: CNN October 07, 2019 01:41 UTC