Hillary Clinton said that former President Joe Biden made a "terrible mistake" when he decided to run for reelection. 

The remarks were made at an event in Manhattan on Monday, the New York Times reported. 

Biden's decision, Clinton said, was a "terrible miscalculation" that resulted in the Democratic Party's loss in 2024. If instead of running for reelection, Biden had decided to "pass the torch," Democrats could have held a competitive presidential primary. 

“Whoever emerged from that contest — whether it was the vice president, or a governor, or a senator or anybody else — would have beaten Donald Trump," Clinton said.