Biden says he'll continue policy work after leaving office: "I'm not going away"

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

September 25, 2024 / 12:47 PM EDT


Washington — President Biden told Americans he's "not going away" after leaving the Oval Office in January, saying he plans to continue his foreign and domestic policy work. The president made the comment during an appearance on ABC's "The View" on Wednesday morning in New York City.

As he prepares to leave the White House following decades in public office, Mr. Biden said he will continue to work on domestic policy matters with the University of Delaware's Biden Institute and foreign policy matters with the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C.

Both programs were established after he left the vice presidency in 2016. The Beau Biden Foundation, which works on behalf of vulnerable children in his late son's memory, has also been an important passion of the president and First Lady Jill Biden.

"I'm less concerned about what my legacy is," Mr. Biden, 81, told "The View." "Although I'm leaving, I'm not going away, because there's so many other things I want to do in terms of the Biden Institute on foreign policy, Biden Institute in Delaware on domestic policy, to keep the things going that we started. And I think we'll get it done."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-post-presidency-the-view/

[Marthe48]

1. Most modern U.S. presidents didn't live into their 80s

with mental and physical health. That we have Dems that are powerhouses is a testament to selfless lives.

[liberalla]

6. This is the entire View show from earlier today (without commericials), in case you're interested...

It's about 36 minutes and it is great IMO.
President Biden is the only guest today.

[Marthe48]

7. I'll bookmark the post

for later. ty

[Jack Valentino]

8. Great, thanks--- one I posted earlier only covered the first 11 minutes...

[ancianita]

12. Thank you! He was his usual humble, great self.

[Biophilic]

2. Biden is a super star. Seriously, the country owes him so much... and he keeps paying us.

Awesome human being, great democrat, wonderful man. We are very lucky to have him working with us at this point.

[et tu]

3. same

such a generous soul and we are indeed fortunate that he is our president!

[ffr]

4. Whatever you decide to do after office, Joe, will be much deserved and appreciated!

[johnnyfins]

5. This is logical.

How else can he be the diabolical, shadow leader, with Barack, behind the scenes?

[Blue Owl]

9. And our country will be better for it

[Aussie105]

10. Damn right!

President Kamala will have backup from retired President Joe, just like President Joe had backup from retired President Obama.

How many years of POTUS experience can she tap into with just a phone call or two? I've lost count!
(They don't have to, but it is in their blood, so they will!)

The equivalent number for DonnyBoy hovers around zero.

[HeartsCanHope]

11. We didn't deserve Biden! I will always be grateful that he was our President when we needed him most.

Hope he will be around for many more years. Thank you, President Biden!

[mdbl]

13. Joe is always giving of himself. What a contrast to the orange monster who is always on the take.