http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/01/12/barack-obama-joe-biden-beau-biden-cancer/78676144/Biden: Obama offered financial help during Beau's illness
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David Jackson, USA TODAY 10:57 a.m. EST January 12, 2016
Vice President Biden says President Obama once offered financial help for the family of son Beau Biden if their bills got too high in the wake of his death last year.
During a CNN interview this week, Biden said he told the president that he and wife were prepared to sell their house in Delaware if it became necessary.
The president "got up and he said, 'don't sell that house,' " Biden recounted. " 'Promise me you won't sell the house.' "
"He said, 'I'll give you the money,' " Biden said. " 'Whatever you need, I'll give you the money. Don't, Joe — promise me. Promise me.' "
Biden said family finances worked out, and Obama's offer didn't become necessary.
Reports CNN:
"Beau Biden, after tests showing he lost no cognitive ability after his stroke, served out his second term as Delaware's attorney general. After leaving office in January 2015, however, he grew ill with brain cancer. Beau Biden died in June.
"When asked about the incident, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said it was a sign of how the two have 'legitimately become good friends.'
"'Obviously, the President and the vice president have developed the kind of personal relationship that just transcends their professional responsibilities,'' Earnest told CNN's New Day on Tuesday, citing Obama's eulogy at Beau Biden's funeral as another example of their close bond."
