In an article Thursday, NBC News highlighted President Biden's accomplishments and the somber atmosphere that gripped the White House in his final days as president.
article He contrasted what Biden promised when he took office to “unite our country, strengthen our party, and protect our democracy” with what he has actually shown during his term as president.
The report said Biden has “divided the country, left political parties in tatters, and left Americans questioning the respect for the rule of law by self-proclaimed institutionalists.”
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP, Getty Images) ((Pool via Mandel Gunn/AP))
The disconnect between Biden's inauguration promises and his actions as president has led many Democrats to accuse him of handing the White House to Donald Trump, saying the older politician has remained in power too long. Critics say he is upset after his son's pardon,'' NBC News reported.
A person with direct knowledge of Biden's comments said the president had been “quietly considering the idea of a pardon.” [President-elect Donald] “This is a generous move by President Trump,” he said, but he also said the president “didn't get along well with some of his closest allies.”
Prominent Democratic political strategist James Carville is quoted in the article offering his thoughts on Biden's accomplishments and the final days of his term.
“Joe Biden's story is one of the great tragedies in American politics, and I really do. He deserves a glorious, well-deserved and highly regarded retirement. And he doesn't.” Carville said, adding, “It's hard to blame anyone.” ”
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The current atmosphere has a “morgue-like” feel to it, according to people who have recently met with White House officials, with one White House official saying staff members will remain closed until Biden officially leaves the Oval Office. He said he was trying to keep his emotions in check.
“It's hard to look back and it's hard to understand what we're done with here, until we're actually done and out of the gate,” one White House official told NBC. , adding, “It hasn't sunk in yet.” For those who are still here because we are working until the last moment. ”
The current atmosphere at the White House is “like a morgue,” according to a person who recently met with White House officials. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images) (Getty Images)
The article details Biden's “many fractured friendships” and claims that “he has become estranged from some of the people who were once among his strongest allies.”
According to NBC News, “He [Biden] Along with First Lady Jill Biden, he feels simmering resentment toward former President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and several former aides, including Bob Bauer and Anita Dunn, all of whom have accused him of He believes he has either let him down or forced him out of the 2024 presidential race. According to several people close to him, race is. ”
An aide to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said they have not had substantive talks with Mr. Biden since July, when he pressured her to withdraw from the presidential race.
A source close to Biden corroborated this claim, saying, “That relationship has been permanently damaged.”
Jill Biden also told The Washington Post in an article published this week that she was “disappointed” by Pelosi's actions.
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Although President Biden has not publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with former President Barack Obama, former Obama aide Ben Rhodes said Biden would choose to name the aircraft carrier after former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. appears to be contemptuous of Obama, pointing to his recent decision.
“Barack H. Obama didn't get a goddamn troop carrier named after him,” Rose said on an episode of the podcast “Pod Save the World.”
NBC News also criticized Biden for pardoning his son Hunter Biden, saying, “By pardoning Hunter Biden on federal gun and tax charges, Biden upholds norms he says support national stability.” He broke that promise.”
Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden walk outside a federal courthouse during a criminal firearms trial on June 11, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. (Photo credit: Reuters/Hannah Baier) ((Reuters/Hannah Baier))
The article also claims that Biden's former adviser Anita Dunn and Biden's former lawyer Bob Bauer accused Biden's family of being “unceremoniously” excluded from the president's inner circle.
NBC News reported, “Dunn and Bauer were outraged by their unceremonious removal from the president's inner circle and specifically blamed two members of the Biden family, Hunter Biden and Jill Biden.”
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James Carville's heartbreaking quote at the end of the article seems to sum up the overall energy surrounding the end of Biden's presidency.
“Joe Biden has had many successful performances in his life. Unfortunately, his last performance remains memorable,” he said. “Now he is remembered as the man who stayed too long.”
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