Former President Joe Biden lamented that his legacy policy’s are “changing so rapidly” under the new administration.
Without naming President Donald Trump, Biden voiced concern that the changes unfolding under the new administration were reversing his accomplishments at an alarming pace.
“Many of the things I worked so damn hard, that I thought I changed in the country, are changing so rapidly,” Biden told the crowd gathered by SHRM, a human resources trade association.
Biden claimed that his past work on the global stage continues to prompt foreign leaders to reach out for guidance.
“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. “I’m not, but I’m giving advice. Because things are different.”
Biden’s remarks centered on his administration’s role in reinforcing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and he credited his time in office with adding Finland and Sweden to the alliance.
“We strengthened NATO in a significant way,” he said, warning that the current U.S. trajectory was one of isolationism.
“How can you just walk away?” Biden asked, adding that although he’s not openly inserting himself into policy discussions, Democrats and Republicans alike have been seeking his perspective.
“You don’t see me out there publicly doing a lot of this. But I’m also dealing with a lot of Democrats and Republican colleagues, all of them, wanting to talk, not because they think I have the answer, just to bounce things off me.”
While Biden was complaining, Trump was touting tangible legislative victories.
Speaking from a detention center in the Florida Everglades, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” President Trump mocked Biden, recalling the previous administration’s many attempt’s to put him behind bars.
“Biden wanted me in here, OK,” Trump said on July 1, standing beside the cage-like enclosures intended for migrant detainees. “He wanted me. Didn’t work out that way, but he wanted me in here that son of a b—-.”
On Thursday, Biden took aim at Trump’s economic agenda. He condemned the Republican budget plan that recently passed the House, labeling it both “reckless.”
“The Republican budget bill is not only reckless — it’s cruel. It slashes Medicaid and takes away health care from millions of Americans,” Biden wrote on X.
“It closes rural hospitals and cuts food assistance for our veterans and seniors. It jacks up energy bills. And it could trigger deep cuts to Medicare while driving up the deficit by $4 trillion. All of this to give a massive tax break to billionaires. Working people deserve better.”
Trump, meanwhile, championed the legislation as a fulfillment of his 2024 campaign promises.
At a rally in Iowa, he heralded the bill’s passage as a “phenomenal victory” and declared it “One Big, Beautiful Bill to Make America Great Again.”
“There could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory we achieved just hours ago when Congress passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill to Make America Great Again,” Trump said.
“There could be no better birthday present for America” than the One Big Beautiful Bill, says @POTUS.
“With this bill, every major promise I made to the people of Iowa in 2024 became a promise kept.” pic.twitter.com/LJGspOUQBA
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 4, 2025
“With this bill, every major promise I made to the people of Iowa in 2024 became a promise kept,” he added.
The sweeping legislation delivers on a wide range of conservative priorities: permanent tax cuts, removal of green energy subsidies, expansion of fossil fuel production, and tougher eligibility standards for Medicaid.
Trump highlighted key elements aimed at American families, including tax exemptions on tips, overtime, and Social Security income.
“Just as I promised, we’re making the Trump tax cuts permanent and delivering no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security for our great seniors,” Trump said.
.@POTUS: "Just as I promised, we're making the Trump Tax Cuts permanent, and delivering NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, and NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY… very importantly for Iowa, this bill rescues over 2 million family farms from the so-called estate tax, or the Death Tax." pic.twitter.com/VndTf9Iu9X
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 4, 2025
“We’ve got the hottest country anywhere in the world, as said by many, many leaders of other countries. And we will ignite trillions of dollars in economic growth.”
According to Trump, the bill also shields over two million family farms from the so-called “death tax.”
“And very importantly for Iowa, this bill rescues over two million family farms from the so-called estate tax or death tax,” he added.
As Biden prepares to release a memoir reportedly exceeding 500 pages, he told the SHRM audience he was working “like hell” to meet the publisher’s March deadline.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly dismissed Biden’s recent statements, saying no foreign leaders are calling him for advice.
“Absolutely no one is calling Joe Biden for advice because his disastrous foreign policy left America weaker than ever before,” she stated.
“Thanks to President Trump, NATO allies have made a historic 5% defense spending pledge, Iran’s nuclear capabilities are obliterated, and our country’s standing on the world stage is restored.”
