5 Takeaways from Joe Biden’s Memoir: The Debate, Dropping Out and Advice From Romney

Joe Biden’s forthcoming memoir revisits his 2024 re-election campaign, the debate that led him to withdraw and tensions with Israel’s prime minister. He defends his decision to run, despite criticism from Democrats who believe he should have stepped aside earlier, and describes the debate as a bad night that he felt he was not allowed to recover from.

Biden says his top advisers unanimously backed his 2023 decision to run again, and recalls telling his wife immediately after the debate that he had mishandled it. He says he meant to say “We finally beat Big Pharma”, not “We finally beat Medicare”. The 480-page book, “Promise Me, America”, is due out on Tuesday; Biden, 83, has aggressive prostate cancer and has scaled back its promotion.