“Look, if he’s — if he thinks she’s wrong, he’s going to say, ‘I think you’re wrong, here’s what I think you should do,’" Biden said. | AP Photo Biden: Kaine will make a strong vice president

Sen. Tim Kaine is going to have a “real” relationship with Hillary Clinton, should the two be elected in November, Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday.

Several days after the Democratic Party formally nominated Clinton and Kaine for its presidential ticket, Biden spoke to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about the role Kaine could play in the White House.


“Tim is not going to go in there and — you know, say ‘Yes, ma’am, no ma’am,’ you know,” he said during an interview that aired Sunday on "This Week."

“Look, if he’s — if he thinks she’s wrong, he’s going to say, ‘I think you’re wrong, here’s what I think you should do.’ I like the guy. I mean, the guy’s solid. And he’s smart.”

Biden went on to say that he and President Barack Obama may not have always agreed with each other on tactics, but, “We’ve never disagreed on a matter of substance.”

And what he'll do when his time as vice president is up in January, Biden — who has held elected office since being elected as a very young senator from Delaware in 1972 — said he doesn’t plan on saying goodbye.

He said he’ll continue to lend a voice on foreign policy, violence against women and the tax structure, in addition to continuing his work on cancer research.

Asked whether he’ll run for office again, Biden said it’s not a “plan,” but, “You don’t say anything for absolutely certain.”

