Joe Biden has suggested that he would pick a Republican as his running mate for the 2020 presidential election.

Though he admitted that he did not have anyone specific in mind, Senator Biden - who is fighting to win the Democratic nomination to take on President Trump in next year's vote - insisted there were "some really decent Republicans out there".

The former vice-president could be making a pitch for the centre ground and trying to attract independent voters or Republican supporters unconvinced by Donald Trump.

A voter told Mr Biden during a party event on Monday in Exeter, New Hampshire, that her son had wondered if the he would consider choosing a Republican as a running mate.

"The answer is, I would, but I can’t think of one now," Mr Biden said as the crowd laughed.