President-elect Donald Trump isn't going to let President Joe Biden get away with this.
The president-elect criticized the 80-year-old commander-in-chief, claiming he would have been re-elected had he stayed in the race.
“Well, I don't think he really had a chance because he was so far behind.” President Trump said On Tuesday night, he attended Mar-a-Lago's New Year's Eve party with his wife Melania Trump.
“He was far behind (Harris), but we won in record numbers. I wish him the best,” Trump said on election night last year, when he gave Harris a decisive victory. he added, referring to his victory.
President Trump's spat with Biden comes as the 82-year-old incumbent and his aides say Biden could have been re-elected despite a growing list of Democrats and polls showing him against him. This comes in response to reports that he regrets withdrawing from the election campaign.
Pressure on Biden to win re-election reached a climax on July 21, when he resigned as the Democratic presidential nominee and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor.
The 78-year-old president laughed off Biden's assertion that polling numbers for Biden have waned since his disastrous June 27 debate.
Mr. Biden and his aides have been careful not to blame Mr. Harris or her campaign for Mr. Trump's November victory. The Washington Post reported last week.
“Take note of the numbers from every swing state: We won the popular vote of millions of people,” the president-elect said.
Trump said Biden's successor and soon-to-be predecessor had a chance to prove he could beat Trump in the infamous debate, but “it didn't go very well for Biden.” , wished Mr. Biden all the best.
He said Biden's gaffe-filled performance led to the downfall of his political opponents.
As “Long Live the Chief” played in the resort town of Palm Beach, President Trump predicted that the United States would do “amazingly well” in 2025.
“It's a great year. I think we can do great as a country,” he said. “We're going to bring it back, it has to come back. People don't respect our country very much, but they have to respect us more.”
President Trump touted what he called “huge progress” that has occurred in the past five weeks since the election.
“Perfect light is shining over the whole world,” he said. “There are a lot of very happy people, not just in our country.”
President Trump also confirmed that he will attend the funeral of the late President Jimmy Carter, scheduled for January 9th in Washington, DC.
“I will. I'll be there. We're invited,” President Trump said.
