Joe Biden: "Grossly 'Misunderestimated.'" With Franklin Foer
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🗓️ 19 September 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Franklin Foer, author of "The Last Politician," discusses his book about President Joe Biden's first two years in office. You can get it here. Foer argues that Biden has been grossly underestimated, highlighting his accomplishments such as managing the Covid-19 crisis, passing major bipartisan legislation, ending the war in Afghanistan, and strengthening the American economy. However, Foer notes that Biden often doesn't receive credit for these achievements, possibly due to public misconceptions about him. The book also explores Biden's relationships with other political figures, including former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris. Foer concludes that Biden's experience and human qualities have informed his political approach and enabled him to make significant progress despite his limitations.
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| 1:04.6 | Hello, good friends. Good to see you again and welcome. Welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. |
| 1:13.6 | Well, we all remember that President George W. Bush once famously said, they misunderestimated me. |
| 1:20.6 | But if there's one president who's been grossly misunderestimated, it's not George Bush, it's Joe Biden. In the last two years, Biden's done |
| 1:30.8 | an incredible job, getting us over COVID, passing major bipartisan legislation, ending the war in |
| 1:37.0 | Afghanistan, leading worldwide support for Ukraine, restoring America's leadership in the world, |
| 1:43.1 | making the American economy stronger than ever, |
| 1:45.9 | for all of which the poor guy gets no credit. Maybe because people don't really know the real Joe |
| 1:54.5 | Biden or what he's accomplished. But that could soon change thanks to a terrific new book |
| 2:00.1 | called The Last Politician, |
| 2:02.9 | solidly researched and written by the Atlantics Franklin Four. |
| 2:07.6 | It examines the good parts and the not so good parts of the first two years of the Biden administration. |
| 2:13.8 | And overall, the book convinced me the more you know about Joe Biden, the more you appreciate him. |
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