Former US vice president Joe Biden was greeted by reporters and fellow Dems when he returned to Capitol Hill, his old stomping grounds, on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to oppose President Donald Trump's and congressional Republicans' health-care proposals.
Also on the Welcome Wagon: a fluffy golden retriever puppy named after the longtime politician.
Four-legged Biden got a photo op (and a face-lick) with his two-legged namesake after his owner, identified by NBC news as a Republican staffer, waited for the former VP's arrival on the Capitol steps on Wednesday morning.
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"That is gratuitous puppy," said MSNBC host Hallie Jackson after the station concluded their report on the event with a cameo of the pup.
Want more Biden in your life? "Bidenthegolden" has his own instagram account chronicling his Hill adventures.
The Washington Post