Joe Biden still thinks he was a better pick to lead Democrats through the 2024 election than Vice President Kamala Harris.
The president told USA Today that he would have won reelection in a rematch against Donald Trump.
Biden, 82, acknowledged his age was an issue, and even admitted he’s not so sure how the four years would go after he won this hypothetical second term.
‘So far, so good,’ he said. ‘But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?’
In late July, Biden reluctantly ended his reelection bid and endorsed his No. 2 to take Democrats over the finish line in November.
But Harris, who never won a primary election, failed to garner support and lost in historic fashion to Trump – even losing every single one of the seven swing states.
Biden said in his exit interview about his single term as president that if he stayed in the race, he likely would have beat Trump again.
‘It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,’ Biden claimed, citing polling he reviewed.
Asked whether he had the vigor to serve another four years in office, though, he was less confident.
‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Who the hell knows?’
WHO IS THE OLDEST U.S. PRESIDENT EVER ELECTED?
Biden is the oldest president ever elected, taking office in January 2021 at the age of 78 and ending his term at 82.
A now 78-year-old Trump, however, will beat that record with his second, non-consecutive win and will be sworn in later this month a few months older than Biden when he took the oath of office.
