Joe Manchin: My Conversations with President Biden ‘Have Always Been Cordial’

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MANCHIN: "Well, Jake, on that, he's — President Biden and I have been friends. I have the utmost respect. I think he's the right person in the right place, at the right time. We — our conversations have always been cordial. And anything he's ever said: 'Joe, never — never go against your convictions. Always do what you think is right.' And I always appreciate that encouragement, and we work very well together. Working with all of my other friends back and forth, Jake, sometimes can be challenging. But the bottom line is, that's what it's about, negotiations. I work with my Republicans friends. I work with my Democratic Caucus and my friends. We try to find that middle.”