When it comes to the departing president, the old quip rings true: For Joe Biden, denial is not just a river in Africa.
In an exit interview with Susan Page of USA Today, Biden tried to defend his failed administration by claiming that voters just did not understand what he and fellow Democrats had accomplished. It isn’t a new tactic — for decades, Democrats have used this rationalization to justify their unpopular policies — but it explains why working-class voters deserted Biden’s party in droves last November and likely will continue to do so unless they change course.
Didn’t Take Enough Credit???
In the interview, Biden claimed his presidency floundered because he didn’t take enough credit for what he had accomplished:
BIDEN: I shouldn’t admit this, but I will. I don’t think that Donald Trump knows as much substantively as I do about these…
