In his first U.S. sitdown interview since leaving workplace, Joe Biden stated that he was not stunned when Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris and received the 2024 election.
“I used to be very disillusioned, however I used to be not stunned,” Biden advised the hosts of ABC’s The View.
He stated that didn’t imply that he thought that Harris was probably the most certified to be president. As an alternative, he stated that the Trump staff “went the sexist route” by casting doubt {that a} girl could be president, and in addition by enjoying the race card.
“I’ve by no means seen as profitable and fairly as constant a marketing campaign undercutting the notion {that a} girl couldn’t lead the nation, and a lady of blended race,” Biden stated.
He additionally stated that “we underestimate the the exceptional impression that Covid and the pandemic” had, because the disruptions continued to impression voters views of the nation.
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin requested Biden about polling final yr that confirmed that solely 28% of voters felt the nation was heading in the right direction, and whether or not he bears some accountability for Trump’s return to workplace.
“Sure, I do,” Biden stated. “I used to be in cost and he received.”
The previous president, although, blamed Trump for scuttling a bipartisan settlement on border safety, which might have given Biden an election yr win on a main situation within the marketing campaign. As an alternative, Trump argued that Biden was ignoring the issue and was answerable for a flood of migrants throughout the border.
Biden additionally pointed to his administration’s legislative successes, together with an infrastructure invoice, however stated that “we weren’t fairly nearly as good as he was” when it got here to advertising accomplishments.
As he did in a BBC interview earlier this week, Biden blasted Trump’s efficiency in workplace, warning that he was undermining NATO and different key alliances.
“He has had the worst 100 days that any president has ever had,” Biden stated.
Biden was later joined by former First Girl Jill Biden.
His look got here as Donald Trump was commanding consideration from the Oval Workplace, asserting a commerce settlement with the UK. Trump’s press convention was to begin at 10 a.m. ET, however was delayed about 45 minutes. Inadvertently or not, it countered Biden’s look.
Trump has continued accountable Biden. As Joe Behar famous, he talked about his predecessor’s identify 52 occasions at a current cupboard assembly.
“Why is he so fixated on you?” Behar requested.
“I beat him,” Biden stated. “I’m used to cope with bullies.”
He additionally stated that he thinks he might have crushed Trump. “He nonetheless acquired 7 million fewer votes. Lots of people didn’t present up,” he stated.
With a standing ovation from The View viewers, Biden’s look earlier than a pleasant crowd could also be a counter to what’s more likely to be detrimental consideration to his preliminary choice to run in 2024. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s Authentic Sin is because of be revealed on Could 20.
Biden stated that he’s writing his personal e-book, a presidential memoir, and “they advised me i needed to do it inside a yr.”
