An ex-Biden campaign staffer blamed the former president's decision to seek a second term for President Donald Trump's return to the White House, as the Biden family mounts a public effort to rehabilitate Biden's political legacy, according to a report from New York Magazine."I think it is very hard to ever get over the fact that he is responsible for the hellscape that we live in now," the former campaign staffer told New York Magazine."It is undeniable that his hubris cost us.
He was an extremely impactful president who was successful in delivering tangible wins for Americans, but all of that is washed away."The report, published Friday, detailed Biden’s June 5 appearance at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s McGovern Day Dinner in Sioux Falls, where the 83-year-old former president addressed roughly 1,200 Democrats at a Best Western near the airport.Former President Joe Biden speaks at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s McGovern Day Dinner in Sioux Falls on June 5.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty)BIDEN'S DECISION TO RUN IN 2024 'ERASES VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING' HE DID AS PRESIDENT, ABC ANCHOR SAYSBiden used the speech to attack Trump while telling the crowd that he had to leave early for his goddaughter’s wedding."So when I run off the stage it’s not because I’m afraid to hear the response," Biden said.New York Magazine reported that Biden spoke quietly, occasionally yelled and at times lost his train of thought, but still received a warm response from the Democratic audience.Biden called Trump, "the most corrupt president in the history of the United States," according to the report.The event was part of what the report described as an "aggressive effort" by Biden's family and inner circle to remind the public that Biden's presidency should not be defined only by his 2024 loss to Trump.Former President Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden have reentered the public spotlight as Democrats continue to debate his 2024 exit.
(Jim Watson/AFP)BIDEN STILL REGRETS ...