Biden Says He Stayed in Race Because He Was ‘So Successful’

In his first interview since stepping down, former President Joe Biden revealed he stayed in the 2024 race longer than many expected because he believed he had been “so successful” in office despite collapsing poll numbers, internal party pressure, and a disastrous debate performance that ultimately forced his withdrawal.

Speaking to the BBC, Biden insisted that his exit timing didn’t matter, defending his delayed decision and claiming that his record in office was just too good to walk away from.

“I had become so successful in our agenda, it was hard to say, ‘Now I’m going to stop now,’” Biden said. “It was a hard decision.”

What Biden didn’t mention? He left the race with historically low approval ratings, a fractured Democratic base, and growing concerns over his mental acuity after fumbling through a humiliating first debate against Donald Trump a debate so jarring that it triggered calls from inside his own party to bow out.

Even in this postmortem, Biden appeared out of step with reality.

• He claimed that Democrats had a “good candidate” ready after he exited despite chaos at the DNC over who would replace him.

• He framed his White House tenure as a triumph, ignoring record inflation, a southern border crisis, foreign policy failures, and the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan.

• He dismissed his delayed exit as inconsequential, despite weeks of public panic among Democrat donors and media figures begging for clarity.

“I meant what I said… I’m preparing to hand this to the next generation,” Biden added. “But things moved so quickly that it made it difficult to walk away.”

In the interview, Biden also took aim at President Trump’s foreign policy team, including Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, claiming their criticisms of NATO freeloaders were “unfounded.” He argued that the U.S. is the “only nation” capable of leading the world.

“It’s a grave concern,” Biden said of Trump’s view of NATO. “I think it would change the modern history of the world.”

He also mocked Trump’s bold proposals to make Canada the 51st state or to acquire Greenland, calling them absurd and un-American.

“What the hell is going on here? What president ever talks like that?” Biden ranted. “We are about freedom, democracy, opportunity, not about confiscation.”

Yet ironically, Biden’s presidency was defined not by opportunity, but by overreach, regulation, and federal intervention from vaccine mandates to student loan bailouts. His legacy became a case study in overpromising, underdelivering, and losing the trust of the American people.

His latest comments offer no accountability only the same self-congratulation and foreign policy platitudes that drove him to a political dead end.

Biden may believe his agenda was “successful.” But voters made it clear: the country wanted change. And now, they have it.

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