Joe Biden's family wants him to run in 2020 as he reportedly hires staff in New Hampshire and South Carolina

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• Former Vice President Joe Biden at an event on Tuesday said his family wants him to run for president in 2020.
• In the past, Biden said he was considering running but needed to discuss it closely with his family.
• "There's a consensus I should — they…want me to run," Biden said on Tuesday. "The first hurdle for me was deciding whether or not I am comfortable taking the family through what would be a very, very, very difficult campaign."
• Biden, an unabashed Trump critic, would join a young, diverse field of Democratic candidates.

Former Vice President Joe Biden seems to be inching toward a big announcement on the 2020 presidential election.

Biden at an event with presidential historian Jon Meachem at the University of Delaware on Tuesday said his family wants him to run.

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