Biden reportedly regrets ending re-election campaign and says he’d have defeated Trump
SUMMARY
President Joe Biden reportedly regrets key decisions during his presidency, including withdrawing from the 2024 race and appointing Merrick Garland as attorney general. Biden believes he could have defeated Donald Trump in last month’s election, despite poor polling, and regrets stepping aside for Kamala Harris, who ultimately lost decisively. According to The Washington Post, Biden and his aides feel the result would have been different if he had remained in the race, but Harris’s supporters argue his delayed withdrawal undermined her campaign. Biden also expressed regret over selecting Garland, stating that the attorney general was too slow to prosecute Trump for his alleged role in January 6th. At Garland’s 2021 nomination, Biden praised his 'integrity', saying, “Your loyalty is not to me. It’s to the law, to the constitution, to the people of this nation.” However, Biden reportedly now believes another candidate, such as Doug Jones, could have acted more decisively.
