Let's talk about
what's happening
in this administration.
[AUDIENCE BOOING]
Is it very hard for--
In a nice way.
Let's try to be nice.
Is it hard to sit and
watch from the sidelines,
and see what's going on?
Have you reached out
to President Trump
to try to talk to him?
I have reached out to
the Vice President.
And I try to keep in contact.
I did this Cancer Moonshot
for the president.
So I continued to have
contact with the elements
of the administration,
and they are
following through on the
recommendations we made.
But I don't think
anyone should--
at least a former Vice
President shouldn't
be criticizing a
President of the United
States, when you're abroad.
I don't think we
should ever to do that.
And I don't think we should be
in a position of essentially
talking about a
different foreign policy.
So it's been-- but that's
the extent to which there's
been any interaction.
Right, until you run
for president in 2020.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING AND
 APPLAUDING]
Well, look-- I--
thank you.
Look, it's very
flattering, but I've--
the one thing I think you know
about me is, I say what I mean
and I never mince
words about it.
And I mean what I say.
Sometimes I say
all that I mean, it
gets me in trouble I really
have not made up my mind.
I've decided I'm going to
devote the next couple of months
to this book tour.
Because what I
don't want to do is,
I don't want to
conflate anything
having to do with
politics with my boy.
I don't want to
conflate anything
to do with politics
with the message
I hope will be helpful
to people who are going
through what I've been through.
And so I'm just not--
And I, honest to God, I
haven't made up my mind.
I've done not a single
thing that would ensue--
to promote that, or to
organizationally do anything.
And I'm very flattered,
and people say nice things.
But you know, my dad had
another expression he'd say,
"Joey don't compare
me to the Almighty,
compare me to the alternative."
I think the reason I'm looking
good now is the alternative.
[LAUGHS] But I really, honest
to God, have not made up my mind
I just want to focus on my boy.
For the next few months.
All right.
Just remember that that's
what I would like to see.
And I don't know if
it's going to be myself
or Oprah as your running
mate but I think that--
[AUDIENCE CHEERING AND
 APPLAUDING]
But anyway, yes I understand.
It is not, you're
focused right now.
Your focus is the
book and it should be,
it's a fantastic book.
And as you said it is what we
need right now in the world
is hope, and man, you
have been through a lot.
And you are a wonderful--
There's overwhelming
reason for hope.
We are so better positioned
than any country in the world
to own the 21st century.
We really are.
We are so incredible,
this country.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUSE]
We really are.
I love you so much.
