Former Hillary Clinton advisor and CNN contributor Karen Finney argued on Sunday that President Biden’s record “will stand the test of time” as he leaves office.
“I think in the longer term, we will remember that this is a president and vice president who helped us come back from the brink during COVID, when people were dying by the hundreds of thousands on a daily basis,” Finney said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We were in our homes, and companies and small businesses were falling off a cliff, and he helped to get vaccines, get us out of our homes, get us back to work and invested in this country.”
She added, “I think one of the things that you‘ll see him doing with the time that he has left is more around investments in the Chips and Science Act. I think that‘s actually going to be transformational in communities around the country. I think Donald Trump will take credit for it. But Joe Biden‘s record with regard to the things that he‘s accomplished, I think will stand the test of time.”
Finney conceded that some critics, such as her fellow panelist Scott Jennings, have called out the administration “rightfully so” over not disclosing Biden’s mental state. However, she quickly dismissed it in lieu of Biden’s foreign policy.
“It was very disturbing to learn late in the year about just how poor his health has become. And I, like many, did not realize that it had gotten to that point,” Finney said. “That being said, I think…he showed up for the job. He got the work done. I think some of the accomplishments also in the Middle East and foreign policy will also stand the test of time.”
Jennings pushed back at this claim, particularly her argument that Biden got “a number of hostages” home from the Middle East.