New York University professor and public speaker Scott Galloway hit Joe Biden and his family with a dose of “reality” on Friday, arguing that their “narcissism … severely fucked this country” due to their insistence that he seek reelection.
“And that is his legacy,” said Galloway of Biden in the latest episode of his “Pivot” podcast with veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher.
“And we want to have — and I will get shit for this, because people are correctly feeling empathy for him — but his legacy, in my view, has been ruined by this.”
Moments earlier, Swisher brought up that Biden — per a spokesperson — hadn’t received a test for prostate cancer in over a decade before he was diagnosed with an advanced form of the disease last week.
Galloway noted that while there’s “deserved affection and goodwill” toward Biden at the moment, the former president will ultimately be remembered as the guy who “fucked up and got an insurrectionist elected.”
Galloway’s take arrives as a newly released book, “Original Sin” by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, details an alleged cover-up of the former president’s reported health deterioration in the lead-up to his dropping his 2024 bid.
Galloway argued that Biden’s “incredibly poor judgment” brings up two issues: There should be a limit to how old a president can be, and the Democratic Party must recognize that the primary process is one of the “greatest tools” in our democracy.
He suggested that the party should’ve had a flash primary in the wake of Biden abandoning his 2024 campaign, instead of simply rallying behind then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I think she did a good job given the hand she was dealt with, but this is a candidate who didn’t make it to Iowa four years earlier, which says to me America didn’t think of her as a great candidate,” said Galloway, adding that Harris still had a historically “great” debate performance against Donald Trump.
Swisher later advised Democrats to move on by “saying out loud” that Biden “betrayed us.”
“Just say it! Sorry he’s sick, but this is the way it is. He’s done that,” Swisher said.
“Betrayal is a strong word, he screwed up. He screwed up, and we went along,” Galloway interjected.
“He screwed up, OK, he screwed up,” said Swisher, correcting herself.
