In the final weeks of Joe Biden’s term, staff report a “somber” atmosphere around the White House as the president cements his legacy and looks ahead to the 2024 election. There is.
With less than a month until President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, White House aides have told The Wall Street Journal that the atmosphere at work is “draining” and “depressing.” . According to the newspaper, Mr. Biden indicated that he could have defeated Mr. Trump in November.
Entrepreneur Joe Kiani, a major Democratic donor and friend of Biden, told the newspaper: “I really thought that if I ran, I would win.”
“I was worried that by not running, Trump would win,” Kiani said. “He just didn’t want to win at all costs.”
However, the newspaper reported that Biden’s beliefs are not meant to criticize Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign. In fact, Biden believes that since he defeated Trump once, he could win again.
Meanwhile, supporters of Ms. Harris told the Journal that if she had continued on the campaign trail for a few more weeks, the outcome could have changed on Election Day.
White House staffers described the atmosphere at work as “depressing” and “depressing” after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November, according to a new report (AFP via Getty Images)
It took Biden nearly a month to withdraw from the 2024 race after his poor performance in the June 27 debate against Trump. Mr. Biden was just over three months removed from Ms. Harris when she withdrew from the race on July 21 following mounting demands from her party. Building and running a campaign against Trump.
Mr. Trump overwhelmingly defeated Ms. Harris in the battleground states, and the vice president ultimately won the popular vote by more than 2 million votes.
Biden is also working to solidify his legacy after a political career spanning more than 50 years, the newspaper reported. The president has included reflections on his time in office even during routine White House events and has begun planning to build a presidential library in Delaware, the paper said.
White House press secretary Andrew Bates told the Journal that the president “is not spending his time engaging in election litigation or counterfactuals.” Instead, Biden and Harris are “focused on delivering as many additional outcomes for hardworking families as possible while completing the most groundbreaking record of any modern administration.”
Bates added that Biden admires the vice president’s campaign, but a Harris spokesperson told the publication that the two remain close collaborators.
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
This is not the first time reports have indicated that Biden regrets the way the 2024 presidential election has played out. Last week, sources told The Washington Post that Mr. Biden recently said he was confident he could defeat Mr. Trump in November.
Nevertheless, he also acknowledged that he made mistakes throughout his presidential term.
The president privately expressed regret over the nomination of Merrick Garland as attorney general, saying the prosecution of President Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot was too slow, the paper said. said.
According to the Post, Mr. Biden also admitted that he “ruined” the debate with Mr. Trump, but noted that he did not regret taking part.
