Overview

• Joe Biden criticized Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, likening it to pre-WWII appeasement and warning it signals weakness to dictators like Vladimir Putin.
• The former president expressed concern that Trump’s policies are undermining NATO and eroding Europe’s confidence in U.S. leadership, potentially altering global power dynamics.
• Biden condemned Trump’s expansionist rhetoric, including proposals to acquire Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal, calling it un-American and damaging to U.S. credibility.
• He described Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s berating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office as behavior “beneath America.”
• Framing his warnings around the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Biden emphasized the enduring importance of alliances and resisting authoritarian aggression to safeguard democracy.