During an interview on Wednesday, President Biden appeared to agree that he was forced out of the presidential race by other Democrats over the summer and said that he believed he would have beaten former President Donald Trump in the election.
Biden made his comments during an interview on ABC News’ “The View” in response to a question from Alyssa Farah Griffin.
“Did you feel that your hand was forced?” Griffin asked. “And what is your relationship with Speaker Pelosi now?”
“My relationship is fine. Look, I, I never fully believed the assertions that somehow there was this overwhelming reluctance of my running again,” Biden claimed. “I didn’t sense that. And although the polling, they said, ‘Biden’s polling was different,’ the fact of the matter is, my polling was about, you know, we’re always within range of beating this guy.”
“And, uh, but, uh, I, what I did was, I think there were, it makes sense, there are some folks who would like to see me step aside so they have a chance to move on,” he said. “I get that. That’s just human nature. But that wasn’t the reason that I stepped down. I stepped down because I started thinking about it. You know, it’s hard to think, I know you’re only 30, but it’s hard to think of, it’s hard for me to even say how old I am. No, I’m serious. I give my word, it’s like holy God, that can’t be right. This can’t be right.”
When asked if he believed that he could have beaten Trump, Biden responded, “Yes, I, I, I was confident, I, I, would beat Trump. He’s a loser.”