In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him
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Source: USA Today
By Susan Page
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden, both reflective and defensive as he discussed his legacy, told USA TODAY he believes he could have won his reelection bid − but isn't sure he would have had the vigor to complete four more years in the Oval Office. "So far, so good," he said. "But who knows what I'm going to be when I'm 86 years old?"
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Biden said he is considering preemptive pardons for public figures such as former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and former senior health official Dr. Anthony Fauci who have been threatened with investigation and prosecution by incoming president Donald Trump.
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After he reluctantly pulled out in July, Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, then lost in November. Could he have won? "It's presumptuous to say that, but I think yes," Biden said, adding he based that view on polling he had reviewed. He expressed no such confidence when asked whether he had the vigor to serve another four years in office, though. "I don't know," he replied.
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"I hope that history says that I came in and I had a plan how to restore the economy and reestablish America's leadership in the world," Biden said. "That was my hope. I mean, you know, who knows? And I hope it records that I did it with honesty and integrity, that I said what was on my mind."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/08/exclusive-joe-biden-interview-donald-trump-election/77378693007/
Note: This is the original link for the Biden/Susan Page interview.
And history will be a lot kinder to Biden than it will be to Trump. No doubt about it.
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