Joe Biden is no stranger to tragedy. The 77-year-old Democratic presidential candidate has lost numerous members of his family, including his former wife Neila Biden and daughter Naomi in a car crash; and his son, Beau Biden — the Attorney General of Delaware from 2006 to 2014 — who died of brain cancer.
However, losing his first wife and daughter nearly claimed Joe’s life as well. In an interview with CNN correspondent Gloria Borger for a new documentary, Biden revealed that after the sudden loss of his wife and daughter in 1972, he contemplated suicide.
While he shared he never had a plan, the loss of his family members put him in a very difficult place. “I thought about what it would be like … to end it all,” Biden said. “But I didn’t
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