New York Times Columnist Bret Stevens pointed to four deceptions and four delusions of President Biden's term in an article published Wednesday that “will not serve his legacy well.”
Delusions Stephens included Biden's assertion that the increase in migration in 2021 was “seasonal,” his position that it was “extremely unlikely” that the Taliban would take control of Afghanistan, his claim that inflation was merely fleeting, and, finally, that “he was the best Democratic candidate to beat.” Donald Trump.”
Biden will leave the White House on January 20, when President-elect Donald Trump will be officially inaugurated. The president said USA Today's Susan Page said he still believes he could have beaten Trump had he stayed in the race.
“This last delusion was pure arrogance,” Stevens wrote. “But there was an arrogance towards the top three, as he was loudly alerted (including me) on every point that he was making a fundamental mistake.”
New York Times columnist Bret Stevens said President Joe Biden's legacy will be tarnished after a period filled with deception and delusions. (AFP/Evan Vucci)
“The White House spent months in 2021 refusing to use the term ‘crisis’ for the border — instead calling it a ‘challenge.’” Pentagon leaders warned the president that the Afghan government would soon collapse if the United States withdrew. Larry Summers was frank On the inflationary risks of Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package. “Biden ignored that, too,” Stevens wrote.
Stephens has historically been a conservative but has been staunchly anti-Trump She supported Biden in 2020. He included the president's assertion during the 2020 election campaign that he would be a transitional president and his promise to be a “bipartisan moderate in the White House” on his list of deceptions.
“He and his entire administration insisted that he was mentally and physically fit to serve a second term. He promised not to pardon his son Hunter if he was convicted of crimes,” the writer added, referring to the other deceivers.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
President Biden will leave office on January 20, with his legacy remaining in doubt after serving one tumultuous term. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Stevens said that Biden did not receive a positive approval rating after withdrawing from Afghanistan, and that his early mistakes doomed his presidency to failure.
“His reluctant decision in July not to run came too late to be considered a statesman,” Stevens wrote.
Members of the media and Democrats He praised Biden as a hero After withdrawing from the race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Stevens stated that Biden's late decision to withdraw from re-election coupled with “mistakes” made early in his term — such as withdrawing from Afghanistan — ensures that history “will not be kind to his legacy.” (Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images)
“And Hunter? A father's love is admirable. A president's lie is not. In one of his last major political acts in office, Joe Biden forgot who he was. But it seems as if that actually happened years ago. History won't be so 'kind,'” Stevens concluded by hammering on the pardon for his son.
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The writer also said that the cover-up of Biden's health by the people closest to him warrants a congressional investigation.
