Joe Biden Said He Wanted to Punch “Wise Ass” Hedge Funder in the Face
Former vice president Joe Biden admitted to wanting to punch hedge funder Bill Ackman in the face during what seemed to be an epic showdown at a Las Vegas dinner.
Joe even put his fists up at the billionaire when the two got into a vocal exchange at the exclusive VIP dinner after Bill made a snarky comment about the dead of Joe’s son Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015. Can you imagine seeing that?!
A witness told Page Six that tensions arose at the end of the dinner, then Joe made a fist and held it up to Bill’s face, saying “If I could, I’d punch you the face.”
However, other sources say that Bill didn’t say anything at all about Beau, but rather it all spawned after Jeb Bush (who was also there) asked Joe to comment on Donald Trump, to which he allegedly replied: “I am going to have to be careful what I say [referring to Trump],” and Bill quipped, “After all these years, why start now?”
Bill was referring to Joe’s outspoken nature, reports Page Six.
“Address me with respect,” Joe apparently said, calling Bill a “wise ass.” Another witness added, “Biden clearly didn’t like Ackman. [He] said something like, ‘I’d like to knock this guy on his ass,’ but it was taken as being in jest.”
Bill later made a statement: “I have enormous respect for Vice President Biden. It is unfortunate that a totally false press report would suggest otherwise.”