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Joe Biden: “When I came to office, the conventional wisdom was that…”

Featuring: Joe Biden, Democrat | Former President of the United States | National

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President Joe Biden's 2024 DNC Remarks: History Is In Your Hands

Published | Video Starts at 36:01

Until now. Until now. Well, guess what? Putin thought he'd take Kyiv in three days. Three years later, Ukraine is still free. When I came to office, the conventional wisdom was that China would inevitably surpass the United States. They haven't. noticed. No one's saying that now. And we'll keep working to bring hostages home and end the war in Gaza and bring peace and security to the Middle East. (36:01–36:12)

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Asserts that China has not surpassed the United States as was previously expected.

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