Report: Biden considered stepping down after Beau's death

Joe Biden, distraught and heartbroken over his son Beau Biden’s death, considered stepping down as vice president, according to a New York Times story.

According to the Times, Biden told people he considered stepping down in order to help his grieving family after Beau, 46, died in May from brain cancer. But sources also told the Times that the vice president never became too serious about resigning.


Biden returned to work less than two weeks after his son’s death.

On Sunday, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd reported that Beau urged his father to make a third run for the White House. The vice president was reportedly speaking with family members and even donors about jumping into the 2016 contest.