Former President Joe Biden on May 8 gave his first interview since leaving office, defending his administration and denying reports that he told former Vice President Kamala Harris to mirror his priorities in her 2024 campaign.
Biden and his wife, former First Lady Jill Biden, sat down with ABC’s “The View” on Thursday morning, fielding questions about the 2024 election, Harris’s loss to then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, allegations that he was in mental decline last year, and his reaction to the Republican president’s first 100 days in office.
Biden said he was not surprised that Harris lost to Trump, not because of any lack of qualifications for the presidency, but because he believes her campaign was hit with claims that a “woman of mixed race” couldn’t lead the country….