Joe Biden is endorsed by Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar AND Beto O’Rourke – who he puts in charge of gun control following his call to seize assault weapons – just hours before Super Tuesday

Joe Biden snagged a trio of endorsements from his formal Democratic rivals Monday night in a show of force designed to give the former vice president momentum heading into the critical Super Tuesday contests and stop Bernie Sanders from winning the nomination. Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Beto O’Rourke all gave Biden their blessing, handing the former vice president the aura of a nominee ahead of Tuesday’s vote where 14 states with 1,357 delegates are up for grabs. At a rally in Dallas ahead of the Super Tuesday primary contest, Biden was joined on stage by O’Rourke and Klobuchar, and suggested he was already offering them positions in his potential administration. Turning to O’Rourke, he said: ‘I’m gonna guarantee you, this is not the last you’re seeing of this guy. You’re gonna take care of the gun problem with me, you’re gonna be the one who leads this effort. I’m counting on you.’ O’Rourke had run on a pledge to tighten gun control laws and forcibly seize assault weapons, amid a rise in gun massacres in the US. He told a Democratic primary debate last year: ‘Hell, yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47’. His campaign collapsed soon after. … Read full this story

Joe Biden is endorsed by Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar AND Beto O'Rourke - who he puts in charge of gun control following his call to seize assault weapons - just hours before Super Tuesday have 311 words, post on www.dailymail.co.uk at March 3, 2020. This is cached page on Movie Breaking News. If you want remove this page, please contact us.