Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden says voters should choose who nominates Supreme Court justice Trump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Joe Biden should enact critical government reforms if he wins MORE on Friday declined to rule out appointing campaign donors to ambassadorships or other posts if he wins the 2020 presidential election but said he would pick the "best people" for the jobs.

"I'm going to appoint the best people possible," the White House hopeful told reporters on his Iowa "No Malarkey" bus tour, according to The Associated Press. "Nobody, in fact, will be appointed by me based on anything they contributed."

"You have some of the people out there ... that are fully qualified to head up everything from being the ambassador to NATO to be ambassador to France ... who may or may not have contributed," he added.

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Biden's stance is different from that of fellow Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenOvernight Defense: Appeals court revives House lawsuit against military funding for border wall | Dems push for limits on transferring military gear to police | Lawmakers ask for IG probe into Pentagon's use of COVID-19 funds On The Money: Half of states deplete funds for Trump's 0 unemployment expansion | EU appealing ruling in Apple tax case | House Democrats include more aid for airlines in coronavirus package Warren, Khanna request IG investigation into Pentagon's use of coronavirus funds MORE (D-Mass.), who has denounced high-dollar fundraisers and criticized the bipartisan practice of candidates giving ambassadorships and other posts to significant campaign contributors.

Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersTrump, Biden will not shake hands at first debate due to COVID-19 Sanders tells Maher 'there will be a number of plans' to remove Trump if he loses Sirota reacts to report of harassment, doxing by Harris supporters MORE (I-Vt.) has also capitalized on running a grassroots-heavy campaign. He and Warren have both raised millions more dollars than Biden, according to figures from the latest fundraising quarter.

The former vice president pushed back against critics earlier in the week, noting that Warren and Sanders both started their presidential campaigns with funds from their Senate campaign bank accounts.

Additionally, Warren has said she would fulfill traditional Democratic National Committee fundraising agreements if she wins the nomination, which would include headlining general election fundraisers that draw megadonors.