Biden blasts Trump as lacking ‘social redeeming value’ on The View
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Pressed for a response to the former president, Biden replied that Trump was “most unusual” before shifting gears and recalling how he’d wanted to run for president in 2020 to “restore the soul of the country,” to grow the American middle class and “bring the country back together.” “Trump is — not a lot of social redeeming value there,” he said. Continuing, Biden said Trump is “probably terrifying” to other world leaders because he “fails to understand the value of partners, the value of alliances, the value of bringing the world together”. Asked if Trump is only running for another term to spare himself a prison term if he fails to regain the presidency, Biden replied: “I’m not sure he even understands what he’s doing.” The president’s appearance on The View came just over 24 hours following his final speech before the United Nations General Assembly, during which he addressed his decision to stand down from seeking a second term. In remarks that echoed the speech he gave following the announcement of his withdrawal as a candidate, Biden told world leaders that he’d “made the preservation of democracy” into a “central cause” of his time in office, and recounted how he’d wrestled with the decision over whether to remain in the race after his poor performance against his predecessor in their June 27 debate.