Anyone really expect Mr. Gaffetastic to criticize Obama?

(CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden defended President Barack Obama on Sunday, saying the president was only stating “the obvious” in his “hot mic” moment with the Russian president earlier this week.

“The idea that in this election year we’re going to be able to deal with an agreement with the Russians on further reducing our nuclear arsenals . . . is difficult,” Biden said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

At a nuclear summit in South Korea, Obama could be heard asking Dmitry Medvedev for some “space” on the missile defense system in Europe, telling the Russian president he will have more “flexibility” after the November election.

“This is my last election,” Obama said. “After my election I have more flexibility.”

In response, Medvedev said he would pass on the information to the incoming prime minister and former president, Vladimir Putin.