Former President Biden broke his silence on the Trump administration for his first interview since leaving the White House in January.

He sharply criticized his successor for a variety of things, including foreign policy, President Trump’s fiery meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his leadership of the GOP.

Biden also weighed in on his decision to suspend his campaign last year in the waning months of the presidential race.

Here are five takeaways from Biden’s sit-down interview with BBC:

Biden on leaving the race earlier

BBC reporter Nick Robinson asked Biden if he left the 2024 race too late or if the former president believed he should have withdrawn earlier to give “someone else” more time to campaign.

“I don’t think it would have mattered,” Biden said.

Biden highlighted that former Vice President Harris was a “good candidate” who was “fully funded.” He shared that his administration accomplished what it set out to do, and its agenda became “so successful” that it was difficult to "walk away."

“I meant what I said when I started that … I’m prepared to hand this to the next generation, the transition government. But things moved so quickly that it made it difficult to walk away,” Biden said.

Robinson asked if the former president had any regrets about pulling out of the race. Biden said no, he thought it was the right........

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