Previously, the alleged candidate only said that he hoped the inspection process for the election of his vice president would be carried out in July.
On Tuesday, Biden told CNN’s Bash Fund in an exclusive face-to-face interview that while a background check had not yet taken place, his vice president’s search committee had interviewed “many” people being considered.
At a fundraiser on Wednesday, which he co-organized with former Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, Biden said the four-person inquiry committee was in the process of “deciding on a basic cut.”
“We are in the process of deciding on a basic cut, about whether they really want it or not. Are they comfortable? They have asked a lot of questions,” he said, according to the readings of the report.
Although he has announced that his partner will be female, Biden will not commit to choosing a woman of color, despite increasing pressure from outside groups to do so.
“There are colored women who are being considered, and they are women from every part of the country – so many really qualified women are ready to become president,” he said on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, Biden acknowledged the pressure and noted that there were “significantly more than one black woman” being considered.
There are a number of women who are likely to be considered and have made regular contact with Biden in recent months, including Senator Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota, Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Senator Kamala Harris from California, former Georgia State Council Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada are also potential candidates.
