--- title: Joe Biden to Donald Trump: ‘Grow Up. Time to Be an Adult’ description: Vice President Joe Biden said it’s “time” for President-elect Donald Trump to “grow up” and “be an adult” in a new interview. canonical: https://time.com/4624814/joe-biden-donald-trump-grow-up/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-05T22:52:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T10:34:43.561Z article:section: Politics og:title: Joe Biden to Donald Trump: ‘Grow Up. 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Time to Be an Adult'  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 5, 2017 10:52 PM UTC  Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 19th Annual HRC National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Oct. 3, 2015 in Washington, DC. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 19th Annual HRC National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Oct. 3, 2015 in Washington, DC.Leigh Vogel—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 5, 2017 10:52 PM UTC Vice President Joe Biden said it’s [“time” for President-elect Donald Trump to “grow up”](https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/817130667054133253) and “be an adult” in a new interview set to air Thursday night. Biden flashed a wide smile as he delivered his punches after PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff asked him to comment on a series of recent Trump tweets, including [one](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/816977032433270784) in which he called Sen. Chuck Schumer a “head clown.” “Grow up, Donald. Grow up. Time to be an adult. You’re president,” Biden said, according to a brief video clip the program published on Twitter. “You got to do something. Show us what you have.” > [](https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/817130667054133253) During the 2016 election campaign, Biden was vocal about his dislike for Trump. In October, Biden suggested he would have [enjoyed a physical fight](http://time.com/4541405/joe-biden-take-donald-trump-behind-gym/) with Trump if the two were both in high school together. “The press always asks me: don’t I wish I were debating him,” Biden said at the time. “No, I wish we were in high school—I could take him behind the gym. 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