Outgoing President Joe Biden has delivered his final interview of his term, sitting down in the Oval Office with MSNBC‘s Lawrence O’Donnell.
Biden reflected on his accomplishments during his time in office, including this week’s Gaza ceasefire deal.
He also acknowledged his political failings in light of low approval ratings as he leaves the top job on Monday.
“Ironically, I almost spent too much time on the policy and not enough time on the politics”, the 82-year-old said.
Expressing regrets about not putting his name on COVID stimulus checks that were issued in the early months of his term, while Donald Trump did, Biden said that while it did cross his mind he was “not a very good huckster."
“It helped him [Trump] a lot…and it undermined our ability to convince people that we were the ones that were getting this to them,' Biden added.
Earlier in the week Biden also warned of an “oligarchy is taking shape in America,” during his farewell speech and reiterated his concern for “how fragile democracy is.”
Speaking to O’Donnell he elaborated, saying he was concerned Americans would be left without a champion fighting for them.
“Look if the decision is made that the multibillionaires, the super, super wealthy, the wealthiest people in the world, begin to control all the apparatuses, from the media to the economy, then who do I get to fight back for me?”