WASHINGTON (TNND) — Former President Joe Biden on Thursday joined “The View” where he admitted he was unsurprised by the results of the 2024 election.
Biden exited the election in favor of allowing former Vice President Kamala Harris to receive the Democratic nomination. She lost decisively to President Donald Trump who took the popular vote and electoral vote, including all seven swing states.
“I wasn’t surprised, not because I didn’t think the vice president wasn’t the most qualified person to be president,” he said. “She is, she’s qualified to be president of the United States of America.”
“I wasn’t surprised because they went the sexist route, the whole, I mean ‘this is a woman, she’s this, she’s that,’” Biden added, summarizing the Trump campaign’s approach. “I’ve never seen quite a successful and consistent campaign undercutting the notion that a woman could lead the country and a woman of mixed race.”
The former president also explained the Harris campaign had underestimated the “phenomenal negative impact COVID had” on the attitudes of voters.
“I was very disappointed, but I wasn’t surprised,” Biden said.
He also revealed during the broadcast Harris had “sought my opinion” though he declined to provide further context. That response came after Biden addressed the potential of Harris running for governor of California.
“All kidding aside, she’s got a difficult decision to make about what she’s going to do,” he said of his former running mate. “I hope she stays fully engaged. I think she’s first rate, but we have a lot of good candidates as well so I’m optimistic.”
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