--- title: Joe Biden: I'd Like to See a Woman Elected President description: "I would like to see a woman elected," Vice President Joe Biden said canonical: https://time.com/4289026/joe-biden-woman-elected-president/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-11T17:46:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T02:29:12.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Joe Biden: I'd Like to See a Woman Elected President og:description: "This country is ready for a woman," he said og:url: https://time.com/4289026/joe-biden-woman-elected-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f2f7470953e65de/69888e96196cf4f37903b1f0/5196744101.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Joe Biden And Lady Gaga Visit UNLV In Support Of It's On Us Initiative og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Joe Biden: I'd Like to See a Woman Elected President twitter:description: "This country is ready for a woman," he said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f2f7470953e65de/69888e96196cf4f37903b1f0/5196744101.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Joe Biden: I'd Like to See a Woman Elected President by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:29 AM UTCPublished: Apr 11, 2016 5:46 PM UTC  U.S. Vice President Joe Biden waves before speaking to students as part of the national It's On Us Week of Action at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV on April 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller—Getty Images U.S. Vice President Joe Biden waves before speaking to students as part of the national It's On Us Week of Action at the Cox Pavilion at UNLV on April 7, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller—Getty ImagesEthan Miller—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 15, 2023 2:29 AM UTCPublished: Apr 11, 2016 5:46 PM UTC Vice President Joe Biden hasn’t endorsed a candidate in this fall’s presidential election, but he said in a new interview that he “[would like to see a woman elected](http://mic.com/articles/140348/joe-biden-i-would-like-to-see-a-woman-elected?utm%5Fsource=policymicTWTR&utm%5Fmedium=policy&utm%5Fcampaign=social#.bVcjHAIAy).” “This country is ready for a woman,” Biden said when asked in an interview with Mic about whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is being held to a higher standard on the campaign trail. “There’s no problem. We’re going to be able to elect a woman in this country.” > [](https://twitter.com/becket/status/719570595608977409) When the reporter pressed and asked the Vice President whether he would personally like to see a woman elected, he responded that he did. “The President and I are not going to endorse because we both when we ran said, ‘Let the party decide,'” Biden added. “But gosh almighty, Hillary Clinton is overwhelmingly qualified to be President.” Mic originally reported Biden’s staff attempted to cut off the interview after that question, though the Vice President continued. A staff member for Biden’s office later told TIME they were giving the reporter verbal cues because they had gone over the allotted time for the interview. 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