The electoral defeat of the Democratic party in the preceding year wasn’t at the hands of Kamala Harris, or so feigned Joe Biden. This came to light through former President Donald Trump’s statements, asserting that Biden dared to fault the most endeared figure in the Democrats, Barack Obama, instead, for this fiasco.
During a dialog with the Spectator World, Trump spilled the beans on Biden’s post-electoral blame game. According to Trump, Biden had no qualms about casting blame on his former boss, Obama, for the electoral loss during a meeting at the White House.
Biden was depicted as rather irate during the conversation. Trump recounted asking a visibly angered Biden about the locus of his blame, to which he received the unexpected names of Barack Obama and former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi.
Biden’s reply evidently pointed fingers at Obama and Pelosi, shifting blame off his Vice President. One might find it fascinating that Kamala Harris, seemingly a key player in the whole ordeal, was left out of Biden’s blame list.
Despite Harris being his running mate in the race, Biden explicitly excused her of any responsibility, choosing instead to hold Obama and Pelosi accountable. The narrative is intriguing, leaving one to question Biden’s motives and the honestly in his claims.
Biden, who was Obama’s junior for two terms in the presidency, excused himself from the race in the wake of a catastrophic debate performance against Trump in June. Instead, Biden threw his support behind his Vice President, Kamala Harris.
Astoundingly, Harris was left to suffer the defeat in the general election against Trump, who came out victorious in popular vote and electoral college, only further adding to Biden’s long list of failures.
As time passed, rumors circulated that by mid-summer, Obama had started to coax Biden into stepping out from the race. Obama was even reported to have grown impatient with Biden’s stubborn continuation.
The New York Post reported that Pelosi was initially the only one held responsible by Biden for forcing him to withdraw. But never publically did Biden admit to blaming the first Black President in the history of America, Obama.
Obama, renowned for his two term presidency over 2009-2017, unwillingly found himself amidst Biden’s blame game, tarnishing his reputation. This action by Biden could be seen as a weak attempt to deflect his own failures in the political arena.
Surprisingly, Trump and Obama, whose relationship has been anything but cordial, were seen sharing a friendly exchange. This occurred at the funeral service of the former President, Jimmy Carter, in Washington, D.C. last month.
These surprising interactions exhibited by Trump and Obama raised many eyebrows, and caused a flurry of activity on social media. The irony in Biden’s blame shifting, the seeming camaraderie between Trump and Obama, highlights the chaotic undertones present in the entire series of events.