Joe Biden Reveals His Plans After White House—’Not Going Away’

President Joe Biden has said he has no plans to retire when he leaves the White House next year, and intends to continue working on foreign and domestic policy issues.
During an appearance on ABC’s The View on Wednesday, Biden 81, said he was “not going away” after a career in politics that has spanned more than 50 years.
Biden said that after his term in office ends, he hoped to continue working on domestic policy matters with the University of Delaware’s Biden Institute, and foreign policy matters with the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C.
Biden became the first sitting president to appear live on The View on Wednesday. Former President Barack Obama’s visit to the program in 2010 had been taped. Having originally sought a second term in office, Biden ended his reelection campaign in July following his poor performance at the CNN presidential debate the previous month. Biden went on to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 race.
When asked by host Ana Navarro how he wants to be remembered after he leaves the White House in January 2025, Biden replied: “I’m less concerned about what my legacy is. And although I’m leaving, you’re stuck with me, I’m not going away.
“There’s so many other things I want to do in terms of the Biden Institute and foreign policy, and the Biden Institute in Delaware on domestic policy. To keep the things going that we started, and I think we can get it done.”
The University of Delaware’s Biden Institute and the Penn Biden Center have been contacted for comment via email.
The Penn Biden Center was where classified documents were found in a private office from Biden’s time as vice president. Obama-era sensitive materials were also recovered at Biden’s Delaware home.
In February, Special Counsel Robert Hur said that charges would not be brought forward against Biden over the alleged mishandling of the classified documents.
In a report, Hur said that it would be hard to get a jury to bring forward a conviction beyond reasonable doubt against Biden because the president could present himself as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
The report had then reignited concerns on whether Biden was mentally and physically fit enough to seek another term in office.
Elsewhere during his appearance on The View, Biden said he was “at peace” with his decision to end his reelection bid.
“I saw myself as a transition president, transitioning to a new generation of leadership,” Biden said.
“But what happened was, we were having so much success and getting things done that people thought we couldn’t get done, I found myself having used more time than I would have ordinarily to pass that torch.”
Biden said that eventually he “decided that it was better” to step aside and allow Harris to run for the office instead of him.
“It was the greatest honor in the world sitting behind the resolute desk as president of the United States,” Biden said. “I loved it but, it sounds corny, I love my country more.”