Biden blasts Trump as 'foolish' appeaser of Russia, says first 100 days were no triumph
Former President Joe Biden was deeply critical of his successor and predecessor in his first broadcast interview since leaving the White House saying President Donald Trump's first days were hardly a triumph Speaking with BBC Radio 's This day venture Biden touted his own record on defending the NATO alliance while ripping Trump's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war which Trump has announced he wants to see end promptly The war broke out in early a year into Biden's term It is modern-day appeasement Biden stated of Trump's attitude toward Russian President Vladimir Putin Anybody who thinks he's going to stop is foolish BIDEN DENIES HE LEFT RACE TOO LATE TO STOP TRUMP SAYS IT WOULDN'T HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCEThe Trump administration has signaled Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy may have to accept Russia's control of Crimea and cede selected of the Ukrainian land Russia has occupied since its invasion in as part of a peace agreement I just don't understand how people think that if we allow a dictator a thug to decide he's going to take key portions of land that aren't his that that's going to satisfy him Biden reported adding I don't quite understand Trump has repeatedly explained Russia wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if he had been president at the time and he's repeatedly heaped blame on his predecessor since taking office Relations between the U S and Ukraine appeared to hit a low point in February when Trump and Vice President JD Vance blasted Zelenskyy in front of reporters in the Oval Office and suggested he was preventing peace I detected it sort of beneath America in the way that took place Biden announced of the meeting adding he couldn't believe Trump's rhetoric about issues like taking Greenland and making Canada a st state LOEFFLER FLIPS SCRIPT ON MEDIA'S TRUMP TARIFFS NARRATIVE BY REVEALING WHAT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE SAYING What the hell's going on here What president ever talks like that That's not who we are Biden noted We're about freedom democracy opportunity not about confiscation Biden noted Trump wasn't behaving like a Republican president when required if Trump was acting like an autocrat in office His interviewer stated Biden was being diplomatic When questioned about his record especially with Trump repeatedly criticizing his administration Biden defended his achievements as president Let me tell you when I left office we had created more jobs than any president in the history of the United States in one term Biden mentioned Our financial market was roaring we were moving in a direction where the stock territory was way up we were in a situation where we were expanding our influence around the world in a positive world increasing contract we regained control of what we invented of the future of computer chips Appealed about Trump claiming his first days were historically great Biden declared I'll let history judge that I don't see anything that was triumphant Trump has blamed Biden for negative economic trends saying that he inherited a sinking market system from the previous administration in April It says how bad the situation we inherited Trump recounted reporters in April in response to questions about the effect of tariffs on the market system The president added that you can even say the next quarter is sort of Biden because it doesn't happen in a daily or hourly basis
