Biden's presidency is under scrutiny for its 'deceptions' and 'illusions', warns NY Times columnist.

In a Wednesday article, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens criticized four misconceptions and four falsehoods about President Biden's time in office, arguing that they would harm his legacy.

Biden's assertions that the 2021 migration surge was "seasonal," that it was "highly unlikely" the Taliban would take control of Afghanistan, that inflation was just transitory, and that he was the best Democratic candidate to defeat Donald Trump were all illusions.

On Jan. 20, President-elect Donald Trump will be officially inaugurated while Biden will leave the White House. According to USA Today's Susan Page, the president believes he could have defeated Trump if he had continued running.

""The first three illusions were marked by arrogance, as Stephens was repeatedly alerted to his mistakes, including by me," he wrote."

In 2021, the White House refused to use the term "crisis" for the border, instead referring to it as a "challenge." Pentagon leaders warned the president that the Afghan government would collapse if the United States withdrew, but Biden shrugged. Larry Summers warned Biden about the inflationary risks of his $1.9 trillion stimulus package, but Biden ignored that as well.

Historically, Stephen has been conservative, but he was staunchly anti-Trump and supported Biden in 2020. He included the president's assertion on the 2020 campaign trail that he would be a transitional president and his promise to be a "bipartisan and moderate figure in the White House" on the list of deceptions.

The columnist pointed out that the president and his administration maintained that he was capable of serving another term, both mentally and physically, and vowed not to pardon his son Hunter if he was found guilty of any wrongdoing.

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.

Biden's early missteps and the negative approval rating he received after the Afghanistan withdrawal, according to Stephens, doomed his presidency.

In July, he reluctantly decided not to run, which was past the deadline for qualifying as statesmanship, according to Stephens.

After withdrawing from the presidential race and supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden was praised by the media and Democrats as a hero.

"Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter was not admirable, as a president's lie is not. It seems as if that already happened years ago, and history won't be kind," Stephens concluded, criticizing the pardon.

The columnist argued that a congressional investigation was necessary due to the cover-up of Biden's health by those closest to him.