Chris Coons almost didn’t run for the Senate seat he won, which was once held by Joe Biden who had to vacate to become Vice President in 2009. He decided to run when Joe Biden’s son Beau Biden declined to run for the Senate seat.
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Fun Fact: Shelley Moore Capito and 2020 Presidential Election
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito was of only of 27 Congressional Republicans to recognize Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
Fun Fact: Only Protestant on Supreme Court
Despite Protestant presidents, in recent times Catholics have dominated in Supreme Court picks for the United States. Ketanji Brown Jackson is the only Protestant member of the Court, nominated by Joe Biden, a Catholic.
Fun Fact: The Success of Biden’s 2022 Mid Term Elections
The midterms for every modern US president usually sees more losses than gains for their party. But Joe Biden’s midterms unexpectedly became very successful for the president. He’s the first sitting president not to lose a senate seat since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Herschel Walker Refusing To Resign Trump Appointment
Failed Senate candidate Herschel Walker was formerly appointed by Donald Trump to serve on the President’s Council for Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. He refused to gracefully resign when asked by President Joe Biden, for which he was forcefully removed from office.