Here’s What Trump Said When Confronted With Biden’s Claim He Could Have Won In 2024
President-elect Donald Trump responded on Tuesday night to President Joe Biden’s recent claims that he regrets dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and believed he could have once again beaten Trump.
Trump ultimately — and soundly — defeated Vice President Kamala Harris on November 5th, but he had pulled ahead dramatically in polling after Biden followed weeks of concerning public appearances on the world stage with a disastrous performance in the CNN debate. Biden bowed out of the race on July 21, after what most believe was a coordinated attempt to push him out, and the party effectively foisted Harris on the people despite the fact that she never won a single primary vote on her own.
Still, Trump was asked to respond to Biden’s most recent claims as he walked into his New Year’s Eve Gala at Mar-a-Lago.
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“We’re doing a real job with great people. Many are here tonight. But you’re going to be very happy,” Trump told a reporter.
“Have you got any New Year’s resolutions for 2025?” the reporter asked.
Trump’s response to that was simple: “Well, I just want everybody to be happy, healthy, and well. Thank you.”
The reporter continued to press, adding, “The New York Post reports that Biden regrets dropping out; he thinks he could have beaten you. What do you say?”
“Well, he was way behind, he would have, I assume, not have had a chance,” Trump replied, noting that Biden’s poll numbers had been worse than Harris’ were. “He was way behind her. And we won in record numbers, as you know, every swing state. We won the popular vote by millions and millions of people.”
“Hey look, I wish him well,” Trump continued. “He had a chance to do it in the debate. And that didn’t work out too well for him. That was, I guess, the reason that really led to his downfall.”
