<div><p>Joe Biden melted hearts with his authenticity and warm personality, now there's a new Biden in Washington and he's even cuter than the original.</p><p>Meet Biden, the Golden Retriever puppy named after the former Vice-president. He got the chance to meet his name-same on Capitol Hill when Joe Biden was in town to celebrate the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Bidenpuppy.JPG" title="Biden Puppy" alt="Biden Puppy" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Instagram</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>"As soon as he saw the dog during the actual speech, he pointed at the dog, tapped his friend and then started cracking up," Sydney, the dog's owner, told Buzzfeed.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"Towards the end I signaled him and he gave me a wink to come over."</p><p>The two apparently hit it off as the esteemed politician bent down to let puppy Biden kiss him on the nose.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/bidenkiss.JPG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/bidenkiss_GH_content_550px.JPG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="Biden Kiss" alt="Biden Kiss" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Instagram</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>The rest is now internet history.</p><p>Sydney said she named her dog after Joe Biden because he was her favorite politician, which is true of many of us. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>The dog is stepping into a spotlight of his own now, as his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bidenthegolden/">Instagram following</a> is blowing up.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/bidenlaptop.JPG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/bidenlaptop_GH_content_550px.JPG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="Biden Laptop" alt="Biden Laptop" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Instagram</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Biden, the man, wasn't asked about his puppy namesake as far as we know, but here's hoping there'll be more of both of them in the future!</p></div>