Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden wants the credit for the public-option health plan that rival Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., is running on, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Mr. Biden told a reporter in Iowa that Mr. Buttigieg "stole" the healthcare plan. "C'mon guys … the moderate plan," he said, according to The Wall Street Journal. "It's the Biden plan."
The Buttigieg campaign told The Wall Street Journal the mayor has been planning his healthcare platform since before Mr. Biden entered the race.
Read more about Mr. Biden on the campaign trail in Iowa here.
More articles on leadership and management:
Grady Memorial board in crosshairs of US Senate replacement
Kamala Harris ends presidential campaign
An ex-NFL player became a hospital CEO. Feds questioned his qualifications