Former President Joe Biden says he’s responsible for Donald Trump’s victory last fall. But Biden attributes Kamala Harris’ loss, at least in part, to sexism and racism.

In his first U.S. sitdown interview since leaving office, Joe Biden said that he was not surprised when Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris and won the 2024 election. “I was very disappointed, but I was not surprised,” Biden told the hosts of ABC’s The View.

On ABC’s “The View,” the former president dismissed reports that he had declined while in office and said he had not been surprised that Kamala Harris lost the election, citing the role of sexism.

With Kamala Harris headlining a top-dollar DNC fundraiser, the former vice president is wading further into the political spotlight after her 2024 election defeat.

Wednesday night's speech is being billed as Harris' most extensive public remarks since leaving office in January, after her defeat in the presidential election.