Top general who was fired after attacking Biden endorses him for president

A top general who was fired after attacking Joe Biden in a 2010 profile for the Rolling Stone magazine has backed the Democratic challenger for president.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal was given his marching orders by then-president Barack Obama following the piece, in which he mocked Mr Biden and other officials.

Mr Biden, should he win in November, “would surround himself with an effective team of good people,” McChrystal said during an appearance on MSNBC’s 'Morning Joe' show on Thursday.

He added: “I think he would set a tone in which he brings out the best of people,” McChrystal continued. “Again, not everybody will agree with every policy ― nobody ever will ― and that’s healthy in a democracy.

"But we have to believe in our values. You have to believe that your commander-in-chief, at the end of the day, is someone you can trust. And I can trust Joe Biden.”