Axios reported that Rice, along with Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., are the final two in the running. SUSAN RICE DEFENDS ROLE IN BENGHAZI RESPONSE AMID VEEPSTAKES, DISMISSES POTENTIAL CRITICISM AS 'DISTRACTION'Rice, appearing on several news shows, said the attacks occurred as the result of spontaneous protests in response to an anti-Muslim YouTube video, which was later determined not to be the case. Rice said the new rehash of Benghazi is merely an attempt to distract from the president's disastrous coronavirus response. Last week, Biden told reporters that he would choose his party's vice presidential nominee by "the first week in August." But a source familiar with the process told Fox News on Monday that "an announcement isn't likely this week."

Source: Fox News August 08, 2020 18:56 UTC