Biden, Embittered as His Reign Comes to a Close, Thinks He Would Have Won Re-Election on His Record: Report

The 46th President will soon leave office as the least popular Democratic commander in chief in 40 years.

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President Biden en route to St. Croix in 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Biden has reportedly told friends and aides that he believes he would have won a second term if he’d stayed in the race and run on what he believes is a record of success at home and abroad. This comes as he is preparing to leave office as the least popular Democratic president in more than 40 years, according to recent polls, after voters dealt the Democrats a general electoral wipeout up and down the ballot last month.

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