23 NOVEMBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Former Vice President JOE BIDEN laughs during a campaign event in Des Moines Saturday. Vice President Biden announced that former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack endorsed him. Biden and Vilsack appeared with their wives at the event in Des Moines. Iowa hosts the first presidential selection event of the 2020 election cycle. The Iowa caucuses are on February 3, 2020. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ