Biden apologized to Obama after gay marriage comments

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TheHill:

Vice President Biden offered a hearty apology to President Obama on Wednesday, hours before the president was forced to announce his belief that same-sex marriages should be legal.

Sources familiar with the apology confirm to The Hill that Biden apologized a few hours before Obama appeared in a hastily scheduled interview on ABC to announce his shift on the controversial issue.

 

“The president has been the leader on this issue from day one, and the vice president never intended to distract from that,” said Kendra Barkoff. Biden’s press secretary.

The apology, first reported by The New York Times, came days after Biden appeared on NBC’s "Meet the Press" and said he was “absolutely comfortable” with gay marriage. A day later, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he also supported same-sex marriage.