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“I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists.” Joe Biden tells

in an exclusive interview that as president, he would shut the country down to stop the spread of COVID-19 if the move was recommended by scientists. abcn.ws/2EeTDah

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Watch “The Ticket: The First Interview,” a special edition of “20/20,” airing Sunday, Aug. 23 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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“I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists.” Joe Biden tells @DavidMuir in an exclusive interview that as president, he would shut the country down to stop the spread of COVID-19 if the move was recommended by scientists. abcn.ws/2EeTDah

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So if scientists told him he’s losing it will he lock himself down.

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I wonder what the death toll would need to be for you to understand.

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No mask in interview.

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They're far apart.

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I still don't understand why flights weren't grounded in March. This isn't hindsight. I tweeted it earlier this year.

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If all flights are grounded in a few days, I will want to know why this wasn't done sooner. #COVID2019 #COVID19

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He had me at, "I would listen to the scientists...."

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But how? The President doesn't have jurisdiction over the states, the Governors/Mayors do....

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