Biden is ‘damaging Dem party’ by insisting he would’ve beat Trump as ‘costly miscalculations’ in last days as prez mount

defeated Vice President in a landslide Electoral College victory in November and is set to take the oath of office on January 20.

Now, with 12 days remaining in his presidency, firmly believes he would've secured a second term if he stayed in the 2024 race.

"It's presumptuous to say that, but I think yes," Biden told when asked if he could have won.

The statement has led to outrage as Biden seemingly slighted Harris - creating a further divide in the fractured party.

"The role Joe Biden needs to be playing right now is helping to unify his party, helping to put in place a path going forward," Brett Bruen, former Director of Global Engagement during the administration, told The U.S. Sun in an exclusive interview.

"And quite frankly this is a distraction. This does further damage to the Democratic Party's efforts to find a new leader because he wants to debate whether or not he would've been the best leader for last year."

Bruen called Biden's remarks another miscalculation on his part in his final few weeks as president of the US.

"I think at the end of the day, Joe Biden is going to be leaving office having made a number of miscalculations both during his term but also - and especially - during these last several months.

"We have seen from Biden the pardoning of his son, which drew a lot of criticism, including from Democratic circles, myself included."

He also questioned the amount of time Biden has spent out of office in the weeks since the election.