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president biden acknowledged concerns about his age and discussed his legacy in an interview with USA Today in the Oval Office, still claiming he would have won another term if he had run against Donald Trump, but admitting he’s not sure if he could have lasted four more years. .
“Do you think he would have had the stamina to serve another four years in office?” USA Today’s Susan Page asked.
“I don’t know,” Biden said. “That’s why I thought when I first announced it, talking to Barack (Obama) about it, I said I thought I was the guy. I had no intention of running after (my son) Beau died; I really didn’t. It’s a joke. And then when Trump ran for re-election again, I really thought I had a better chance of beating him.”
“But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 or 86. So I talked about passing the baton,” Biden added, reflecting on concerns about his age, especially before leaving office. presidential race.
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President Biden acknowledged his concerns about his age and spoke about his legacy in a new interview. (Getty Images)
Multiple media reportsincluding those from the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, have included interviews with current and former White House staffers who expressed serious doubts about the 82-year-old Biden’s resilience.
“But I don’t know,” the president continued. “Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I’ll be when I’m 86?”
The president’s words appeared to be a stark admission that, despite his repeated complaints before leaving who was in excellent shape, realized his own limits as the oldest president in American history.
Biden again said he believed could have beaten trump in a rematch. The president announced he was dropping out of the race after his shaky debate performance against him in June, which exposed cognitive problems that many of his supporters had denied or hidden. He ultimately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the general election.
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President Biden spoke to USA Today in an extensive interview before leaving office. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Biden’s comments came in the context of a discussion about his legacy as president.
“And I hope history says that I came in and had a plan to restore the economy and reestablish America’s leadership in the world,” the president said. “That was my hope.”
Biden argued that an advantage of his time is his experience with world leaders and with historical changes in different regions of the world.
“And I think the only advantage of being an older man is that I’ve known all the major world leaders for a long time,” Biden said.
“And so I got a perspective on each of them and their interests,” he continued. “And so I think it helped me navigate some of the fundamental changes that are taking place, whether in Europe, in Latin America, in the Middle Eastin the Far East. And anyway, that’s what I hope, to be seen in that context.”
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 24: US President Joe Biden speaks briefly with reporters as he leaves the White House on October 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla)
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