Political analyst Mark Halperin said Monday that he expects President Joe Biden to struggle after his term ends in January.
Biden has largely refrained from using his political influence since President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November, Politico says. reported on monday. Halperin, “morning meetingcompared Biden's potential post-presidential challenges to the more aggressive and beneficial efforts of former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.(Related article: Andy McCarthy says Hunter Biden was “pardoned for charges that no American should be forgiven.'')
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“Three-term presidents were pretty young men when they left office at the end of their terms, right? Clinton, Bush, Obama. None of them really tried to be in the spotlight. Clinton did a little bit, too. . Mr. Clinton did,” Mr. Halperin said. “[Clinton] Global Initiatives, but they're all no ordinary president in the sense that they get book deals, give speaking engagements for $250,000 or more, do a lot of international travel, and give even more lucrative speaking engagements. had gone through. They played the roles they wanted to play. Bush painted, Obama started building the Netflix thing, and Clinton created the Global Initiative. And they all have libraries, although in Obama's case it's funded through private means. ”
“But Biden may not even live to see the library built, in part because of his age, but also because fundraising will be difficult,” he continued. “And, I don't know, is he going to get a big book deal? Is he going to get paid to give talks? For example, he was a senior senator for decades and then You're transitioning from someone who became vice president and then briefly stepped down and then came back to president. Do you think he feels irrelevant now? ?
Biden has struggled to raise the hundreds of millions of dollars needed to establish a presidential library, The Wall Street Journal reported. reported In October.
Mr. Halperin also detailed Mr. Clinton's “ridiculous attempt to get attention” by speaking at the Arkansas statehouse during the transition to Mr. I felt like my shadow had faded,” he said.
“Biden won't be able to do that. Right now, he might not care. He might say things like, 'I'm just going to play with my grandkids and go through my papers.' But Politico wrote this new investigative piece about the background,” he added. “Even if the pardon doesn't hit the hornet's nest, I think he's going to have a terrible awakening. And I don't know if he'll be equipped. Even if he wants attention. , I don’t know if I’m ready to collect it.”
Democratic strategist James Carville expressed sadness Thursday that Biden's career is coming to an end after announcing a sweeping pardon for his son Hunter and Trump's victory.
“This is all self-inflicted. It's tragic and sad… It will be six years before someone comes back and talks about all the great things and manufacturing he brought back… It's so sad, it didn't have to turn out like this,'' he said. “He brought it all on himself…Fundamentally, Joe Biden is, and always will be, the most tragic figure in modern American politics. There's no doubt about that. I think so.”
Mr. Biden has faced harsh criticism over his mental strength throughout his presidency, particularly since his debate with Mr. Trump in June. The president has made a number of gaffes, including calling Trump supporters “trash” in October.
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