Well, does Joe regret the timing of his decision?
BBC host Nick Robinson grilled former President Joe Biden in a rare post-presidency interview, asking if he regrets not bowing out sooner to give Democrats a better shot at defeating President Donald Trump.
The sit-down, aired on BBC Radio 4’s Today program, was Biden’s first interview since leaving office in January.
While most of the conversation tiptoed around global trade and diplomacy, Robinson closed with the question on everyone’s mind: why Biden waited until the 11th hour—just three months before the election—to admit he couldn’t take on Trump again.
“I don’t think it would have mattered,” Biden said in his first interview since leaving the White House. “We left at a time when we had a good candidate,” Biden added, speaking of Kamala Harris, who succeeded him as the de facto Democratic nominee.
“It was a hard decision,” Biden said. “I think it was the right decision. It was just a difficult decision.”
Pressed by the BBC on whether he stayed in the race too long, Biden shrugged off the criticism: “I don’t think so… I don’t know how that would have made much difference.”
Biden also suggested he was simply too effective to pass the torch. “I’d become so successful in our agenda, it was hard to say, ‘I’m going to stop now.’”
LOL. Biden Says He Was So Successful It Was Hard To Step Down
"I don't think it would have mattered. We left at a time when we had a good candidate… I've become so successful in our agenda it was hard to say now I'm going to stop now."https://t.co/rzHJSX8xvz pic.twitter.com/WSQU2rY5xY
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For critics, it’s the latest example of Biden’s ego clouding his judgment—and costing his party dearly.
More over at Fox News:
Biden denies he left 2024 race too late to stop Trump, says it wouldn't have made a difference https://t.co/s3Or6ULPvC
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