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Hillary Clinton calls Biden's 2024 reelection bid a 'terrible mistake' Now 88° Wed 94° Thu 93° byALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk NEW YORK (TNND) —Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a recent interview that former President Joe Biden made a "terrible mistake" by deciding to seek reelection in 2024. "He made a terrible mistake," the former secretary of state said. "He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country." She argued in an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick that Democrats could have defeated President Donald Trump if Biden had stepped aside and passed the torch to the next generation. "We would have had a real contest," Clinton said. "And very sadly I believe whoever emerged from that contest, whether it was the vice president or a governor or a senator or anybody else, would have beaten Donald Trump," she continued. "So I think it was a terrible miscalculation on the part of President Biden." House Democratscalled for Biden to drop out of the race in 2024, citing widespread public concerns about his age and fitness that they feared could jeopardize the party's chances of winning. His disastro…

Hillary Clinton Calls Biden's 2024 Run A Major Mistake That Cost ... A photo collage of President Donald Trump and former President Joe Biden. PHOTO: White House/X Former presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has branded Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term as a “terrible mistake” that she says cost Democrats the 2024 presidential election and gave Donald Trump the White House. “He made a terrible mistake,” Clinton said in a recent interview that CBS News shared on Tuesday, June 16. “He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country.” Clinton argued that Biden should have stepped aside earlier and allowed a competitive primary to choose the party’s nominee. “We would have had a real contest,”Clinton said.“And very sadly I believe whoever emerged from that contest, whether it was the vice president or a governor or a senator or anybody else, would have beaten Donald Trump. So I think it was a terrible miscalculation on the part of President Biden.” Biden entered the 2024 race as the incumbent, despite questions about his age and fitness that became louder as the campaign progressed. He was 81 when he announced his bid, wh…

Hillary Clinton says Biden’s re-election bid cost Democrats the 2024 election <p>Former secretary of state says the winner of a genuine Democratic primary ‘would have beaten Donald Trump’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/joebiden">Joe Biden</a>’s decision to seek a second term was “a terrible mistake” that cost Democrats the presidency and may have permanently damaged his legacy, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> has declared.</p><p>Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Monday, the former US<strong> </strong>secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee said Biden had reneged on a prior commitment to step aside – and that the betrayal of that promise proved catastrophic. “He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country,” she said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/16/hillary-clinton-joe-biden-2024-election">Continue reading...</a>

Hillary Clinton says Biden's re-election bid was a 'terrible mistake' Hillary Clinton told "The New Yorker" editor David Remnick that former President Joe Biden's decision to seek re-election was "a terrible mistake." Dominik Bindl / Getty Images Share Add NBC News to Google June 17, 2026, 7:50 AM EDT / Updated June 17, 2026, 9:49 AM EDT By Megan Lebowitz Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that former President Joe Biden made a “terrible mistake” to run for president again in 2024. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Her comments, which came during an interview at the 92nd Street Y with “The New Yorker” editor David Remnick, marked her strongest public criticism yet of Biden’s decision to embark on another presidential campaign before ultimately dropping out after a widely panned debate performance. Asked by Remnick whether Biden made a “terrible mistake” to run in 2024, Clinton responded, “He made a terrible mistake. He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country.” While Clinton acknowledged that “counterfactual narratives are always a bit tricky,” she said she believed if …

Hillary Clinton says Biden's 2024 reelection bid cost Democrats POLITICS Hillary Clinton Add Topic Hillary Clinton calls Biden's reelection bid a 'terrible mistake' Anthony Thompson USA TODAY June 17, 2026, 12:54 p.m. ET Hear this story Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said former President Joe Biden made a "terrible mistake" by seeking reelection in 2024, arguing the decision damaged his legacy and cost Democrats a chance to defeat President Donald Trump . Speaking Monday, June 15, during an interview at New York City's 92nd Street Y with New Yorker editor David Remnick , Clinton offered her sharpest public criticism yet of Biden's decision to run for a second term before ultimately ending his campaign after a disastrous debate performance. "He made a terrible mistake. He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country," Clinton said when asked whether Biden's reelection bid was a mistake. Clinton argued that if Biden had stuck to what many Democrats believed was an intention to serve only one term and announced earlier that he would step aside, the party could have held a competitive primary to choose a new nominee. Clinton says another Democrat coul…

Hillary Clinton calls Biden's 2024 reelection bid a 'terrible mistake' Now 73° Wed 87° Thu 83° byALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk NEW YORK (TNND) —Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during a recent interview that former President Joe Biden made a "terrible mistake" by deciding to seek reelection in 2024. "He made a terrible mistake," the former secretary of state said. "He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country." She argued in an interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick that Democrats could have defeated President Donald Trump if Biden had stepped aside and passed the torch to the next generation. "We would have had a real contest," Clinton said. "And very sadly I believe whoever emerged from that contest, whether it was the vice president or a governor or a senator or anybody else, would have beaten Donald Trump," she continued. "So I think it was a terrible miscalculation on the part of President Biden." House Democratscalled for Biden to drop out of the race in 2024, citing widespread public concerns about his age and fitness that they feared could jeopardize the party's chances of winning. His disastro…

Why Hillary Clinton thinks Biden cost Democrats the White House Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said President Joe Biden made a “terrible mistake” by seeking a second term in 2024, arguing that his decision left Democrats in a difficult position and ultimately contributed to Donald Trump’s return to the White House. Speaking at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, the 2016 Democratic nomineeargued he had reneged on an earlier commitment to step aside, calling that broken promise catastrophic, The Guardian reported. Hillary said, “He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country.” She described his decision to stay in the race as a terrible miscalculation and said once Biden refused to step aside and held on for as long as he did, it left the party in a deeply difficult position. Hillary added,“Once [Biden] didn’t move and did not, you know, admit that he had said he was going to step aside, and then decided not to, and held on for as long as he did, we were in a terrible dilemma.” Biden withdrew from the race in July 2024 following a widely criticised debate performance against Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris subsequently became the Demo…