Former Hillary Clinton adviser and CNN contributor Karen Finney argued Sunday that President Biden’s record as he leaves office “will stand the test of time.”

“I think in the longer term we will remember that this is a president and vice president who helped us get out of the crisis during the COVID period, when hundreds of thousands of people were dying every day,” Finney said on CNN. State of the Union.” “We were at home and businesses and small businesses were falling off the cliff, and he helped get vaccines, get us out of our homes, get us back to work and invest in this country. “

She added: “I think one of the things he will do in the time he has left is more about investing in the Chips and Science Act. I think this will actually create change in communities across the country. I think Donald Trump will get credit for that, but I think Joe Biden’s record of the things he’s accomplished will stand the test of time.

President Biden’s record has come into the spotlight before he leaves office. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The CNN reporter predicts Biden will be remembered as the “guy who was just between Trump terms.”

Finney acknowledged that some critics, such as fellow panelist Scott Jennings, have “rightly” criticized the administration for not disclosing Biden’s mental state. However, she quickly dismissed this and pointed to Biden’s foreign policy.

“It was very worrying to learn at the end of the year how badly his health had deteriorated. And like many people, I didn’t realize it had come to this,” Finney said. “Other than that, I think he signed up for the job. He got the job done. I think some of the achievements will also stand the test of time in the Middle East and foreign policy.”

Jennings rejected that claim, particularly her argument that Biden brought home “a number of hostages” from the Middle East.

CNN contributor Karen Finney suggested that Biden’s foreign policy will be top of mind after he leaves office. (CNN screenshot)

“Look, I think he’s going to leave office in disgrace,” Jennings said. “Hunter Biden’s pardon was a disgrace. He will be remembered primarily for inflation and the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. And I think…we’re just getting the first draft of it.”

He continued: “But as we continue to hear about the massive cover-up that has taken place, it’s not about his health, it’s about his mental capacity to cover it up, the efforts that the White House staff, his family, have undertaken, not in the last few months, but for every four years it will be a really ugly chapter. It’s a diminished presidency.

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A Fox News poll found that Biden had just 41% approval before leaving office and only 7% of respondents believe he is “one of the greatest” presidents.

Biden posted near-record low approval ratings in the weeks before he left office. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)

His ratings were even worse in a Marquette Law School national poll conducted Dec. 2-11, where he achieved just 34% approval, the lowest approval rating for Biden since he took office.

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