Biden is leaving office not only with his legacy endangered by Trump, but convinced he could have beaten him if he'd stayed in the race.
Axios
The fact of the matter is, someone else could have won if Joe had announced he wouldn't be running again - like he said when he was elected in 2020 - and kept out of the way.President Biden insisted in a new interview out Wednesday that he could have beaten President-elect Trump in the 2024 election, even as he admitted he was unsure that he had the stamina for another term.
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Biden's assessment that he could have beaten Trump would have required overcoming low approval ratings, a disastrous debate performance that raised questions about his mental fitness, and voters' persistently bleak views of the economy.
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"It's presumptuous to say that, but I think yes," Biden told USA Today when asked if he believed he could have won.
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Trump, he added, had complimented some of the Biden administration's economic achievements. "He thought I was leaving with a good record," Biden said.
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In September, he told "The View" that he still believed he could have won against Trump if he'd stayed in the race.
Axios
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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