Hillary Clinton told the BBC that Joe Biden made the right decision to step back from the presidential race following his lackluster debate against Donald Trump earlier this year.
“After that debate, he couldn’t recover, and he did the right thing,” she remarked on Radio 4’s Today programme. Clinton criticized Democrats for failing to effectively communicate how they were addressing the economic concerns of Trump supporters.
In the 2016 election, Clinton faced an unexpected defeat by Trump, who is now up against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in a tightly contested race this November.
She noted that she had met Biden a week before the debate and saw no reason for him to withdraw at that time, but that changed dramatically afterward. Clinton emphasized the stakes of the upcoming election for democracy, urging Harris to “defeat Donald Trump to break the fever he has created in our political system.”\
“The two candidates offer vastly different visions for the future of our country,” Clinton stated during the interview, which was part of her promotion for her new memoir.
Trump has dismissed the idea that he poses a threat, arguing instead that the real danger comes from the Democratic Party. Clinton added that this election’s outcome will have global implications, including U.S. support for Ukraine and potential resolutions in the Middle East.
Trump, who has hinted at cutting aid to Ukraine, spoke positively about his relationships with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We both want to see a fair deal made,” he said, expressing a desire for the war to end.
Clinton, who was Secretary of State under Obama from 2009 to 2013, also condemned Trump’s promise to deport illegal immigrants, highlighting that such plans could involve military enforcement in U.S. cities. “If you look a certain way or speak a certain way, you could be subjected to these harsh measures,” she warned.