Biden denies he left 2024 race too late to stop Trump, says it wouldn’t have made a difference

‘CommonSense’Department:TheCSDthinksthatthesedays,apictureisworthaLOTmorethanathousandwords… FormerPresidentJoeBidendefendedthetimingofhisdecisiontowithdrawfromthepresidentialraceinfavorofhisVicePresident,KamalaHarris,inanewinterviewthisweek,suggestingitdidn’taffecttheoutcome. Whenaskedifheleftthe2024presidentialracetoolate,Bidensaidthathedidn’tbelievehisdecisionultimatelychangedtheresultsoftheelectioninaninterviewwithBBCNewsreporterNickRobinson. “Idon’tthinkitwouldhavemattered,”BidensaidinhisfirstinterviewsinceleavingtheWhiteHouse. “Weleftatatimewhenwehadagoodcandidate,”Bidensaid,speakingofHarris,whosucceededhimasthedefactoDemocraticnomineeafterBidenannouncedthathewasdroppingoutoftherace.BidenaddedthatHarriswas“fullyfunded”andsupportedbytheDemocraticParty. JENPSAKI,THEEX-BIDENFLACKWHODEFENDEDHISMENTALFITNESS,LAUNCHESEXPANDEDROLEA