‘Living On Fantasy Island’: Reince Priebus Shreds Brazile’s Defense Of Biden Saying He Could’ve Beaten Trump

Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus pushed back Sunday on ABC News against political strategist and former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Donna Brazile over her defense of President Joe Biden’s claim that he would have won the 2024 presidential race if he hadn’t withdrawn.

In a recent interview with USA Today, Biden said that while it would be “presumptuous to say” he could have won the 2024 election, “based on the polling” he received, he believes he could have beat Trump. On ABC’s “This Week,” co-host Jonathan Karl questioned Brazile over Biden’s response to the general election, noting how Biden has repeatedly claimed he would have beat President-elect Donald Trump.

“Let me just set the table right. Joe Biden thought he could win because after his debate performance, he received polling that showed that he wasn’t sliding. That the things had stalled, but that he still had a chance. Look, it was 24 of the most agonizing days, I think, in Democratic Party history until the president made the decision to step back … because we had no playbook,” Brazile said.

“Look, Joe Biden thought because he had beaten Trump before in 2020 that he had the playbook to win. I don’t think so. I think before he answered that question in the interview with Susan Page, Susan asked him about a similar situation, about the Democrats losing so much. He said there were global issues. I mean, across the world — ” Brazile added as Priebus could be heard sighing.

Biden announced his decision to withdraw from the presidential race on July 21, 2024, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the next nominee. His departure came shortly after a poor debate performance against President-elect Donald Trump, where he struggled