President Joe Biden believes he would have defeated President-elect Donald Trump in November if his party had not pressured him to step aside, he told USA Today‘s Susan Page.
Biden, 82, whom Special Counsel David Hur characterized as an elderly man with a poor memory, does not appear to remember the depths of his sinking campaign.
Biden dropped out of the race following a poor debate performance that caused his polling and support among allies to tank.
Several states considered solid blue, such as New Hampshire and Virginia, were showing signs of leaning toward Trump, an unfathomable downward trajectory that could have impacted Senate and House Democrat candidates.
Most of Biden’s media allies were questioning the president’s mental acuity and stamina, which in turn caused Democrats to reportedly confront Biden about dropping out. Barack Obama and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) were two Democrats who allegedly ratcheted up pressure on Biden to step aside.
Biden’s aides reportedly insulated the president from the reality of his sinking campaign.
Interviews conducted by the Wall Street Journal reveal Biden’s aides protected the “diminished” president from cabinet members, donors, pollsters, and top Democrat lawmakers, who might have spoken freely with the president immediately following the debate.
Weeks away from Trump’s inauguration, Biden told USA Today‘s Susan Page that not only could he have won reelection, but he might have been able to serve four more years.
“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,” Biden said, claiming polls showed him winning.
“So far, so good,” he said when asked if he could have served another full four-year term. “But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old? … Who the hell knows?”
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter with Breitbart News and a former RNC War Room Analyst. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell on “X” @WendellHusebø or on Truth Social @WendellHusebo.