Biden leans on foreign policy to justify remaining Democrat nominee: Here's what he's done

President Biden this week heavily touted his foreign policy experience as justification to remain the Democratic nominee in November, but some have criticized that experience and the president’s efforts to pump up his achievements.

"During the week of this summit, several head of states made it a point in their statements to thank the United States and to thank me personally for all that NATO has achieved," Biden said Thursday at a press conference. "NATO is not only stronger. NATO is bigger because we led the charge to bring in Finland and Sweden into the Alliance, and it makes a gigantic difference."

Later, Biden responded to a question about why he changed his mind about serving as a "bridge" candidate for a generation of younger Democratic leaders. Biden claimed "the gravity of the situation I inherited in terms of economy, our foreign policy and domestic division" necessitated continuity.

A Biden campaign official told Fox News Digital Biden's performance during Thursday’s press conference was what the American people were looking for and praised the president's insightful responses to questions that went into great detail on foreign policy, including the Russia-Ukraine War, China and other topics dealing with foreign affairs.

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Here’s what Biden claimed versus what has happened during his administration.

AFGHANISTAN AND THE MILITARY DRAWDOWN

Biden faced his biggest and most immediate criticism on foreign policy when he chose to uphold Trump’s decision to fully withdraw the U.S. military presence from Afghanistan, which led to a Taliban insurgency, the collapse of the previous government and the deaths of 13 U.S. service members amid the