President Biden met with President-elect Trump, reflecting on his presidency and decision to not seek re-election.
President Joe Biden , right, meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. if he had not dropped out of the race amid concerns about his age following a shaky summer debate with Trump.
“I don’t know. Who the hell knows? So far, so good,” Biden said. “But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”Biden badly trailing Trumpmuch earlier in his presidency, perhaps after the 2022 midterm elections, to clear the way for a contested presidential primary battle. But the president insisted that he acted in the best interests of the party, starting with his decision to come out of retirement to “When Trump was running ... for reelection, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him,” the president said. “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton.”“He was very complimentary about some of the economic things I had done,” Biden said. “And he talked about … he thought I was leaving with a good record.”If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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