Biden Shredded For Saying He Has No Regrets As President Despite Afghan Debacle

President Joe Biden has expressed no regrets about a presidency marked by significant challenges, including soaring inflation, the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members, and a resounding electoral loss to President-elect Donald Trump.

During a recent CNN segment, conservative commentator Scott Jennings criticized Biden’s apparent lack of accountability.

“The fact that he didn’t say, ‘I regret that 13 American service members lost their lives in Afghanistan,’ to me, that he can’t muster the courage to say that now is a disgrace,” Jennings said. “Beyond that, he’s leaving office in disgrace.”

“Less than 30% of the American people think the country is on the right track. That’s lower than on election day. And what’s happened since Election Day? He pardoned his son, Hunter. He commuted the sentences of a bunch of evil killer thugs on federal death row. Not all of them, just the ones that he wanted to. He didn’t even make a principled stand on that,” Jennings continued.

“And then he went on vacation, which is where he is right now,” Jennings added. “This is a failed, disgraced president, and he has never, ever owned up to what happened in Afghanistan and the role that played in destroying those families’ lives and destroying his own presidency.”

However, Biden reportedly has one notable regret, and it’s a personal one.

According to a new report from The Washington Post, Biden continues to lament his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race last summer after mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party.

The report, citing sources familiar with Biden’s inner circle, revealed that the president has confided to close allies that he still believes he could have defeated Trump in the November election. This belief persisted despite his underwhelming performance in the June debates and persistently low approval ratings, which ultimately contributed to his decision to exit the race.

Following a poor showing in the June 27 debate, calls from Democratic leaders urging Biden to step aside intensified. Concerns over his electability grew, and donor confidence waned, leading to a loss of critical campaign funding. Biden officially announced his withdrawal on July 21, throwing his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, who had just over three months to campaign before the election.

Trump ultimately defeated Harris by 2.2 million votes in November.

Despite the loss, Biden has reportedly refrained from directly blaming Harris, maintaining in private conversations with aides that he remains confident he could have secured victory.

Even after stepping down, Biden continued to express faith in his ability to defeat Trump—who he had previously bested in 2020, according to a New York Times report from September.

Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., offered a differing perspective during a meeting with Biden earlier this year.

“Your style does not lend itself well to the environment we’re currently in,” Clyburn reportedly told Biden, highlighting the difference between style and substance.

Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security advisor, echoed this sentiment in his remarks to the Post.

“How to govern at this moment to set the U.S. up for long-term success has one answer, and how to govern to deal with midterm and presidential elections in the very short-term might have a different answer,” Sullivan said. “The president went with doing the things that really put America in a strong position.”

In reflecting on the challenges of his presidency, Biden has also voiced regret over appointing Merrick Garland as attorney general. According to the Post, Biden believed Garland was a consensus choice recommended by aides. However, he has privately expressed frustration, feeling Garland acted too slowly in prosecuting Trump while being overly aggressive in pursuing his son, Hunter.