NYT columnist urges Biden not to fight an 'old battle' after media tour
Biden spoke to the BBC and 'The View' this week and maintained that he would have beaten Trump
By Hanna Panreck Fox News
Published May 11, 2025 2:00pm EDT
New York Times columnist David Brooks urged former President Joe Biden not to fight an "old battle" during a conversation on Friday after Biden returned to the public eye this week.
Brooks told PBS NewsHour that if Joe Biden ever called him to ask what he should do with his post-presidency, he would tell the former president to "be post-political, rise above it and don't get back in, don't try to fight old battle."
Biden spoke to BBC and "The View" this week after the 2024 election, blaming former Vice President Kamala Harris' loss on sexism and racism. He also answered questions about his alleged cognitive decline and maintained that he could have beaten Trump.
PBS NewsHour host Geoff Bennett also asked Brooks if there was any strategic value in saying that he would have beaten the sitting president following his former VP's failed attempt.
"You know, I think he's empirically wrong about that. Kamala Harris ran about as good a campaign as she could. She was saddled with the Biden legacy, an unpopular presidency. Biden would have been saddled by that legacy in addition to his age. So, you take those two factors, it's hard to see how he wins," Brooks said.
During the interview, the former president pushed back on criticism that Harris didn't have enough time to run an effective campaign, alleging that she had six months to do so. The former vice president had around 90 days.
"But, he's a proud man with a chip on his shoulder who feels himself under attack, frankly, in the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, and so he wants to stand up for himself," he continued.
The New York Times columnist also suggested Biden should avoid the partisan mud.
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