Despite stepping down amid mounting criticism and questions over his leadership, former President Joe Biden claims he’s still being sought out by global and political figures, including European heads of state, for his counsel.
Speaking last week at the Society for Human Resource Management convention in San Diego, Biden surprised attendees by suggesting he remains an informal advisor behind the scenes.
“I’m getting calls, I’m not going to go into it, I can’t, from a number of European leaders asking me to get engaged,” he said during a conversation with SHRM President Johnny Taylor, per the Western Journal. “I’m not [getting involved], but I’m giving advice. Because things are different.”
A clip of the exchange, shared on X by Democratic strategist Chris Jackson, shows Biden in a subdued and occasionally halting manner, switching from soft-spoken to impassioned mid-sentence.
