"I want to thank him. He's been one hell of a governor, man," Biden, who turns 81 next week, said of the 56-year-old fellow Democrat after he warmed up the crowd for him at a reception for leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.
The governor told reporters the purpose of the trip was for 'turning the page, of renewing our friendship and re-engaging (on) foundational and fundamental issues that will determine our collective faith in the future.'
The two had been verbally attacking each other for months, with Newsom hitting out at DeSantis over bans on critical race theory in classrooms, prohibition of instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity for kids in kindergarten through the fourth grade and restrictions on abortion.
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