Singer John Legend took aim at former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio MORE on Saturday, tweeting that the presidential front-runner "plays to impress" the news media rather than to win the Democratic Party's 2020 nomination.

"Republicans play to win. Biden plays to impress a panel on Meet the Press and Morning Joe," Legend tweeted.

Republicans play to win. Biden plays to impress a panel on Meet the Press and Morning Joe https://t.co/pT15kDxWqx — John Legend (@johnlegend) July 6, 2019

Legend expressed skepticism in a subsequent post that Biden could win over coveted blue-collar voters in Pittsburgh or Youngstown.

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"Everyone thinks Biden will win back the elusive factory worker in Pittsburgh or Youngstown. But there is literally no constituency in those places for 'nothing will fundamentally change' and nominate Merrick to the supremes," he wrote, referencing former President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland Merrick Brian GarlandOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Senate to push funding bill vote up against shutdown deadline Poll: Trump opens up 6-point lead over Biden in Iowa MORE. Garland's nomination was blocked by Senate Republicans from getting a hearing or a vote.

Everyone thinks Biden will win back the elusive factory worker in Pittsburgh or Youngstown. But there is literally no constituency in those places for "nothing will fundamentally change" and nominate Merrick to the supremes. — John Legend (@johnlegend) July 6, 2019

Legend's comments came after Biden responded affirmatively to a reporter who asked if he would consider renominating Garland, who was seen as a moderate centrist by many in Washington when he was nominated to the high court.

“Sure, I would,” Biden told the news outlet, adding, “By the way, he’s a first-rate person.”

In the same interview, Biden expressed regret that the Obama administration did not do more politically to pressure McConnell into granting a Garland hearing on the Senate floor.

“I think we should have been a whole heck of a lot harder on [McConnell]," Biden said.