Trump Told Biden They’d Be ‘Good Friends’ if Not for Politics, Ex President Reveals
Biden said Trump called his job creation record extraordinary and said he would have preferred not to run against him.
- In his new memoir "Promise Me, America," former President Joe Biden reveals that President Donald Trump was unexpectedly friendly during their November 2024 White House meeting, telling him they could have been "good friends" without politics.
- Although scheduled for 30 minutes, the conversation lasted nearly two hours, with Trump calling Biden's job creation record "extraordinary" and expressing relief he did not face Biden in the presidential election.
- Despite the cordial interaction, Biden describes Trump's "dismissive and destructive nature" in the book, accusing the president of taking a "wrecking ball" to American "traditions and institutions" regarding the January 6, 2021, attack.
- Biden further criticizes Trump for granting sweeping clemency to nearly 1,600 defendants convicted for their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack, arguing those who assaulted law enforcement officers "deserved prison terms."
- Biden, 83, noted that a prostate cancer diagnosis last year forced him to scale back promotional events for his memoir, though he said the experience puts life into perspective.
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The Independent (US)Trump told Biden they’d be ‘good friends’ if not for politics, ex president reveals
Former president Joe Biden has revealed that Donald Trump told him that if it weren’t for politics, he believed the pair would be “good friends.”
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