President Joe Biden reportedly believes he would have defeated Donald Trump if he had not dropped out of the presidential race last summer.
Trump naturally disagrees.
“Well, he was way behind. I think he really didn’t have a chance,” the president-elect told reporters when asked about the report at a Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve party.
“I wish him the best,” Trump added. “He had a chance to do that in the debate, but it didn’t work out very well for him. “I think that may be what led to his downfall.”
Biden’s approval ratings have fallen throughout his presidency, and he was behind Trump in several polls when the two met in what turned out to be a fateful debate in June.
Biden performed so poorly that he was called upon to abandon his re-election campaign.
The Washington Post reported last weekend that Biden and some of his aides believed he would have won if he had stayed in the race, but admitted he “messed up” in the debate.
