Former President Joe Biden told President Trump that he blamed fellow former President Barack Obama for the Democrats’ knockout loss in the 2024 election, the commander in chief revealed in a new interview.
Trump told The Spectator World he had visited the White House to meet with an “angry” Biden shortly after he defeated Biden’s Vice President, Kamala Harris — who took Biden’s place on the Democratic ticket after he was forced out of running due to concerns over his age and abilities.
“I asked him, I said, ‘so who do you blame?’ Because he was very angry, you know, he was a very angry guy, actually. And he said, ‘I blame Barack,’” Trump said.
“And he said, ‘and I also blame Nancy Pelosi.’ I said, ‘what about the vice president?’ He said, ‘no, I don’t blame her,’ which was interesting.”
“He didn’t blame [Harris]. He blamed … he told me he blamed those two people,” the president said.
Obama had initially encouraged Democratic allies to stick with Biden in the wake of his disastrous debate performance on June 27. But by mid-July, Biden’s old pal had reportedly turned on him in the face of mounting concerns about his mental and physical fitness.
The 44th president had met with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to discuss their growing concerns.
Biden, 82, dropped out of the race on July 21 and promptly endorsed Harris — who was ultimately unable to overcome Trump in just a few frantic months on the campaign trail.
Biden has previously admitted that he was nudged out of running for a second term by Pelosi and other party elites, but has avoided pointing a finger at Obama.
