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WASHINGTON, April 25-- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday mocked former Vice President Joe Biden as "sleepy" while former President Barack Obama highly praised his partner but stopped short of endorsing Biden in 2020 presidential campaign. Biden, 76, officially announced his presidential run in an online video Thursday morning, saying he jumped into the crowded field of the Democratic Party's nomination race because everything that has made America America is "at stake." "We are in the battle for the soul of this nation," Biden said in the video, claiming that history will look back on Trump's presidency as "an aberrant moment in time." "Welcome to the race Sleepy Joe. I only hope you have the intelligence, long in doubt, to wage a successful primary campaign," Trump tweeted hours after Biden's long-expected announcement, warning Biden the race would be "nasty." "I believe it will be Crazy Bernie Sanders vs. Sleepy Joe Biden as the two finalists to run against maybe the best Economy in the history of our Country (and MANY other great things)! I look forward to facing whoever it may be," Trump wrote in a tweet last week. "President Obama has long said that selecting Joe Biden as his running mate in 2008 was one of the best decisions he ever made," Katie Hill, a spokeswoman for Obama, said in a statement. "He relied on the vice president's knowledge, insight, and judgment throughout both campaigns and the entire presidency. The two forged a special bond over the last 10 years and remain close today," the statement said. | 
