Vice President Biden took a shot at Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzLoeffler calls for hearing in wake of Netflix's 'Cuties' Health care in the crosshairs with new Trump Supreme Court list 'Parks and Rec' cast members hosting special reunion to raise money for Wisconsin Democrats MORE Saturday night during remarks at the Gridiron dinner.

"I told Barack if you really, really want to remake the Supreme Court, nominate Cruz. Before you know it, you’ll have eight vacancies," Biden said, according to multiple reports.

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Biden also said the Texas senator is an “inspiration to every kid in America who worries that he’ll never be able to run for president because nobody likes him.”

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE has used a similar theme in attacks against his GOP primary rival.

“Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him," Trump said on ABC's "This Week" in January. "He's a very — he's got an edge that's not good. You can't make deals with people like that, and it's not a good thing. It's not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy.”

A Cruz spokesman responded by pointing to polls that show Trump is “not very liked” by voters.