Former Vice President Joe Biden brought his No Malarkey tour to Washington High School on Saturday afternoon.

Biden, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, spoke to a group of about 150 people.

He first spoke about why he is running for president, saying he wants to restore the soul of the country.

“We’ve lost some of our bearings,” he said. “We’ve engaged in hateful talk. We have to restore the soul of the country, because that’s how we’ve led in the past.”

He talked about his record as senator of being able to work with Republicans to pass legislation and how that experience will help him unite the country.

“We have to unite America,” he said. “Otherwise, it can’t function very well.”

Biden addressed the criticism he has received about working with Republicans.

“When I’m told I’m naïve to think that we can work with Republicans, they say I don’t understand this new Republican Party,” he said. “I think I understand it better than about anybody because I’ve been in the bullseye of the Republican Party for a while now. They have gone after me hammer and tong, and they’ve told lies about me and my only surviving son.”

He also discussed the need for restoring the middle class, saying that the United States no longer has the wealthiest middle class in the world.

“This next election is about the character of the country,” he added. “The character of America is on the ballot.”

Biden then fielded questions from the audience. The first question was about restoring respect for science to the administration.

“The first thing I’d do is restore the EPA and put someone in the Department of Energy who is actually a scientist,” Biden responded.

He added that the United States has “more great research universities in the United States of America than every other country in the world combined” and that the country needs to take full advantage of that to lead the way in science.

Biden was also asked what he would do to help farmers.

“The farm policy that the president is engaged in and the tariffs make no sense at all,” Biden said. “The fact is we don’t have a negative surplus with China because of agriculture. I would end this war of tariffs.”

He said that his plan would be to make agriculture the “first net-zero emitter in the world.”

Biden said his plan is to pay farmers to plant cover crops to help take carbon out of the air.

He said he would also double the amount of money available for low interest loans for people who want to start farms.

Another person asked, “Will President Biden nominate Dr. Obama to the Supreme Court?”

Immediately, Biden, with a laugh, responded, “If he’d take it, yes.”

He went on to explain what he would look for in a Supreme Court nominee.

“People who I would nominate to the Supreme Court would see the Constitution as a living document, not a static document,” he said. “I’ll be satisfied when at least half of the court represent the country and are women.”