Former President Joe Biden is speaking out about his successor’s time in the White House in a new interview, and he’s not happy about what he sees.
In an interview with People magazine to promote his new memoir, “Promise Me, America,” Mr. Biden commented on President Trump’s renovations to the White House and the new ballroom being constructed on the East Wing.
“I find it disturbing,” Mr. Biden said. “I’ve viewed the president’s judgment in tearing down the East Wing and a number of other things as nothing more than to try to create monuments to himself: ‘I built that.’ I find it beneath the country.”
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Mr. Trump’s proposed ballroom would be 90,000 square feet and capable of holding 900 guests. Though it faces legal hurdles, the White House expects the ballroom to be complete by 2029.
The president also plans to build the Triumphal Arch, which would stand 250 feet tall near the Arlington National Cemetery.
In the People interview, Mr. Biden also said how he wants to be viewed by the American public after his time in office.
“I hope I kept the promise of America,” he said. “I didn’t say I didn’t make mistakes — but I meant what I said, and I did what I said I was going to do.”
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