Former President Biden can’t help but take credit for President Trump’s win
By Easton Martin | October 14, 2025
Former President Joe Biden commended President Trump yesterday on his administration successfully brokering peace between Israel and Hamas, but not without first tooting his own horn.
In a post on X, the former president said:
“The road to this deal was not easy. My administration worked relentlessly to bring hostages home, get relief to Palestinian civilians, and end the war. I commend President Trump and his team for their work to get a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line.”
It seems that former President Biden felt that the opportunity to take at least a little bit of the credit was just too good, perhaps looking for an opportunity to bolster his legacy.
Similarly, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken posted a lengthy thread on X in which he claimed, “President Trump adopted and built on the plan the Biden administration developed after months of discussion with Arab partners, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority.”
Again, it seems that the opportunity to take credit (at least in some form or fashion) for this historic peace deal was simply too good of an opportunity to pass up for a member of the former administration.
Can we blame them, though? This is an administration that presided over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a move that allowed the Taliban to seize control of the country in little more than a week. Secretary Blinken himself resumed funding toward UNRWA, despite clear evidence of their collaboration with Hamas, rampant antisemitism, and promotion of terrorism.
It’s not as if the Biden administration has no reason to attempt to bolster its foreign policy legacy. Their attempt to take any credit for this deal is simply a last-ditch effort to make sure that the narrative changes around the foreign policy disasters that occurred under the administration.
