Biden tells grads to take up ‘dirty business of politics’

Former Vice President Joe Biden is urging college graduates to take up the “dirty business of politics” to change the trajectory of the world.

The Democrat made his comments at Harvard University’s Class Day on Wednesday. Biden told Harvard’s seniors they’re graduating at a moment of great change and have an obligation to steer America “closer to where we want as a nation.”

He appeared to offer veiled criticism of Republican President Donald Trump, saying those who “play on fears and appeal to baser instincts” can still achieve political power.

But Biden said he believes today’s students are “the best-educated, most-talented, most-engaged generation” and are capable of tackling the world’s problems. Biden served six terms as a U.S. senator for Delaware before becoming vice president under Barack Obama in 2009. in California. The acre (nearly half a hectare) of poppy plants were in rows, similar to how corn would be planted, in a field behind a home.

“One of our narcotics investigators came to the house looking for something else. When he knocked on the door, the guys said ‘I guess you’re here about the opium,’” the sheriff said.

The sheriff’s office says Cody Xiong was arrested and charged with manufacture and trafficking by possession. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.

Officials don’t think opium was being made on the property. “The plants are being harvested here, and sent somewhere else where the opium is being produced from the plant,” Capt. Jason Reid said told WBTV.