Joe Biden has employed Democratic operative to assist “defend his popularity” following his efficient removing from workplace.
In keeping with a report from Politico, Biden has employed his former deputy press secretary and Protection Division spokesperson to assist him “transition” into life exterior the Oval Workplace and to assist “burnish his legacy at a time when many in his occasion need him to exit the stage.”
The report explains:
In an indication of Biden’s intent to stay engaged publicly, his internal circle tapped Chris Meagher, a former Biden deputy press secretary and Protection Division spokesperson, to assist him transition previous the primary 100 days of the Trump administration, based on a number of individuals conversant in the rent and granted anonymity to talk freely.
Meagher, who has labored for former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, performed an instrumental function in reserving Biden’s look on The View on Thursday, the individuals stated, his first stay interview since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
It’s a vital time for Biden, who has come beneath heavy criticism from Democrats for staying within the presidential race so long as he did final yr.
Among the many duties Meagher wil be liable for overseeing embody the discharge of Biden’s newest autobiography and the development of a presidential library and basis.
Whereas some Democrats nonetheless maintain Outdated Joe in excessive regard, many additionally blame him for Donald Trump’s victory within the 2024 presidential election after he refused to drop out the race till 4 months earlier than the election.
Throughout an look on The View on Wednesday, Biden mumbled incoherently earlier than repeating his perception that he would have defeated Trump if he had been allwoed to remain within the race.
He additionally claimed that Donald Trump had suffered “the worst hundred days any president has ever had.”
NEW: Joe Biden claims he would’ve overwhelmed Trump once more.
Delusion is a hell of a drug.
“Yeah, he obtained 7 million fewer votes than I obtained.”
“Lots of people didn’t present up.”
“Toss up states had been very shut.”
“On polling numbers… he’s had the worst 100 days any president has ever… pic.twitter.com/hubPdHNLVZ
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) May 8, 2025
In an interview with BBC this week, Biden additionally insisted that it might not have mattered had he left the race earlier.
“I don’t assume it might have mattered. We left at a time once we had an excellent candidate, she was absolutely funded, and what occurred was I had develop into–.”
“What we had got down to do, nobody thought we may do. And I’d develop into so profitable on our agenda, it was exhausting to say, ‘Now I’m gonna cease now.’”
Upon leaving workplace in January, Biden had a 39 % approval ranking, which stays one of many lowest for an outgoing president in trendy American historical past.
