Biden says VP Kamala Harris needs more 'credit', deflects question on whether he'll serve a full term

President Biden said Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris "hasn't gotten the credit she deserves" as he defended his re-election campaign's strategy of prominently featuring the vice president amid questions about his advanced age. 

During an interview with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle, Biden, 80, was asked what message his campaign sent by featuring Harris "10 times" in the video announcing his candidacy for re-election. 

"Look, I just think that Vice President Harris hasn't gotten the credit she deserves," Biden said. "She was an attorney general of the state of California. She has been a United States senator, she is really very, very good. And with everything going on, she hasn't gotten the attention she deserves."

Ruhle followed up by noting that Biden, who is already the oldest serving president in American history, would be 82 at the start of his second term if he wins re-election. 

"Critics would say you’re elevating [Harris] because they think you wouldn’t serve a full term, and it is fair to say that there’s not a Fortune 500 company in the world looking to hire a CEO in his 80s.