NEW YORK, November 8. /TASS/. Former US President Joe Biden accused current US leader Donald Trump of embarrassing the country.

"I just want you to know [that] you work for us, Mr. President. We don't work for you. You work for us, not just billionaires and millionaires. I mean, sincerely, I'm angry. <...> This is democracy, and the fact of the matter is that there are no kings in democracies, none. But you act in a way that embarrasses us as a nation," Biden said at a Democratic Party event in Omaha, Nebraska.

The former US leader compared the recent demolition of the East Wing of the White House to Trump's approach to the entire country. "Did anyone see what he's done to the East Wing <...> of the White House? It's a perfect symbol of his presidency," Biden said. In his opinion, Trump is doing the same thing with "the Constitution, the rule of law, and democracy."

Biden served as president from 2021 to 2025. He had initially planned to seek re-election but withdrew from the race after a disastrous performance in the debate with Trump. Kamala Harris replaced him in the presidential race but lost to Trump in the November 2025 election.

In May, Biden's office announced that the former president had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. In September, he underwent surgery to remove malignant tumors on his skin. In October, CBS News reported that Biden had finished radiation therapy for prostate cancer.