The video you posted is from 1986. Wanna know what he was doing in 1985?
In August 1985, 42-year-old Delaware Sen. Joe Biden was preparing for his first presidential bid. Courting southern support, Biden traveled to Mississippi to honor the 84th birthday of Democratic Sen. John Stennis, who had served since 1947, at a celebration
attended by
thousands, including 10 Senate colleagues.
In his speech,
Biden praised Stennis, an opponent of the landmark civil rights bills of the 1960s, by comparing him to Confederate General Stonewall Jackson and portraying both men as a “thunderbolt from a clear sky.” He continued his endorsement of Stennis’ work by adding, “And as all of my colleagues have said here today, and you’ll hear others say more of,
he truly does stand like a stone wall, he is the rockbound integrity of the United States Congress.”
I'm certain I can find plenty Trump republicans who would agree with THAT.