Bill Clinton expressed public misgivings about Joe Biden’s handling of his son’s pardon Wednesday–as he delivered a blunt assessment of why Democrats lost the election.
“I wish he hadn’t said he wasn’t going to do it. It does weaken his case,” Clinton said of Biden’s repeated pledges not to pardon his son, which he reversed on Sunday night with a sweeping use of the presidential pardon power.
Clinton, the 42nd president, was speaking in Manhattan at The New York Times ' Dealbook event, the first time he has been interviewed since Biden’s move.
Clinton, looking ahead to 2028, was energetic in his praise for Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. “I think Shapiro is a great talent,” he told Sorkin, who asked if a Jew could be president.
“He’s tough without being offish. He knows what’s going on.”
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