{"id":2614618,"date":"2026-06-16T11:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-reelection-bid-was-a-terrible-mistake\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T11:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:59:15","slug":"hillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-reelection-bid-was-a-terrible-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-reelection-bid-was-a-terrible-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton says Joe Biden reelection bid was a \u2018terrible mistake\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-reelection-bid-was-a-terrible-mistake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2614618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hillary Clinton criticized Joe Biden\u2019s decision to seek re-election in 2024, calling it a &#8220;terrible mistake&#8221; that undermined the Democratic chances against donald Trump. She argued that if Biden had announced earlier that he wouldn&#8217;t run again,the democratic primary would have been more competitive,possibly producing a stronger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-vulnerable-incumbents-of-2026\/\" title=\"The most vulnerable incumbents of 2026\">nominee capable<\/a> of defeating trump.Clinton also reflected that Democrats would have been in a stronger position with a different candidate and suggested that a more open primary could have benefited the party. Despite previously supporting Biden\u2019s campaign and endorsing him in 2022,Clinton now believes a contested primary would have been preferable for the party\u2019s success in the upcoming election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hillary-clinton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> said former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> decision to seek reelection in 2024 was a \u201cterrible mistake,\u201d arguing that Democrats could have defeated President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> had he stepped aside earlier and opened the field to a competitive primary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe made a terrible mistake,\u201d the former secretary of state said. \u201cHe made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy, and for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4610290\/trump-iran-deal-congress-approval\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                   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                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FBI thwarts explosive drone attack against UFC Freedom 250 fight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinton made the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/16\/politics\/video\/hillary-clinton-says-joe-bidens-second-term-campaign-was-a-terrible-mistake-vrtc\">remarks<\/a> Monday during an interview with<em> New Yorker <\/em>editor David Remnick, arguing that Biden\u2019s decision contradicted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3069688\/biden-pledge-bridge-candidate-stands-harris-future-party-white-house\/\">his earlier pledge<\/a> to serve as a bridge to the next generation of Democratic leadership. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While acknowledging the benefit of hindsight, Clinton said Democrats would have been in a stronger position had Biden announced a year earlier that he would not seek another term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe said that he would not run again,\u201d Clinton said. \u201cI believe if he had kept to that plan and said in, say, the late summer of \u201923 that he wasn\u2019t going to run, that he was going to pass the torch to the next generation, we would have had a real contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Presidential_candidates,_2020\">Biden defeated Trump in 2020<\/a> to become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats&#039; Election Cheating\">46th president<\/a>. After initially seeking reelection for the 2024 contest, Biden withdrew from the race amid mounting concerns over his age and fitness for office, paving the way for former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> to become the Democratic nominee. Democrats, however, opted not to have an open primary after Biden dropped out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinton argued that a competitive Democratic primary would have produced a nominee capable of defeating Trump in the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3452327\/joe-biden-debate-against-donald-trump-haunts-democratic-party\/\"><strong>JOE BIDEN\u2019S DEBATE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP HAUNTS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ONE YEAR ON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVery sadly, I believe whoever emerged from that contest, whether it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter ... Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, or a governor, or a senator, or anybody else, would\u2019ve beaten Donald Trump,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinton\u2019s latest comments contrast with her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >earlier public support<\/a> for Biden\u2019s 2024 reelection bid, during which she emerged as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2436350\/how-hillary-clinton-has-emerged-as-key-champion-of-bidens-2024-campaign\/\">key surrogate<\/a> for his campaign and defended his candidacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s go with the person most likely to win,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3543220-hillary-clinton-says-shed-endorse-biden-if-he-runs-in-2024\/amp\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/3543220-hillary-clinton-says-shed-endorse-biden-if-he-runs-in-2024\/amp\/\">she said in 2022<\/a>. \u201cJoe Biden beat, in a huge landslide victory in the popular vote, Donald Trump. I think that says a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinton: Biden\u2019s 2024 run was a mistake, missed primary chance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2614620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP509734782141-e1781616947800.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32923,32624,32320,36160,8313],"class_list":["post-2614618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democratic-party","tag-hillary-clinton","tag-joe-biden","tag-political-controversy","tag-reelection"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP509734782141-e1781616947800.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2614623,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614618\/revisions\/2614623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2614620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2614618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2614618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}