President Joe Biden, in his final days in office, expressed confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris's ability to run for president in 2028. He also asserted that Harris could have defeated President-elect Donald Trump in the recent election.
WASHINGTON — Retiring President Biden declared Friday night that Vice President Kamala Harris was “competent” to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028 — and said she “could have” won in November despite her blowout loss to President-elect Donald Trump .
The nation’s oldest-ever president at first ignored the question during an evening Q&A with journalists after he defended his own decision to seek re-election last yearAsked if he regrets running again and whether that made it easier for Trump to win a second non-consecutive term, Biden, who had appeared to tout monthly jobs-growth data, said, “I don’t think so.
“It was the greatest honor in my life to be president United States, but I didn’t want to be one who caused a party that wasn’t unified to lose an election. And that’s why I stepped aside, but I was confident she could win.”Harris, 60, joined Biden for a California wildfire event earlier Friday and is set to embark on a world tour next week.
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