In his Rose Garden announcement, Biden praised President Obama and urged Democrats to continue his legacy, but failed to endorse Clinton or offer any words of encouragement to her campaign. Instead, he reiterated his plea for an end to partisan enmity in an apparent shot at the former secretary of state. “I don’t think we should look at Republicans as our enemies,” he said. “They are our opposition, they’re not our enemies. And for the sake of the country, we have to work together.” “How can we move forward without being able to arrive at consensus?” Biden asked. “Four more years of this kind of pitched battle may be more than this country can take. We have to change it.”