By <a href="https://deadline.com/author/ted-johnson/"><span>Ted Johnson</span></a> <br>Political Editor<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/joe-biden/" id="auto-tag_joe-biden_1" data-tag="joe-biden" >Joe Biden</a> gave his final TV sitdown interview to <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/msnbc/" id="auto-tag_msnbc_1" data-tag="msnbc" >MSNBC</a>‘s Lawrence O’Donnell this evening, as the outgoing president reflected on his accomplishments, including the recent ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas. <br> But with polls showing him leaving with a low approval ratings, Biden also acknowledged political shortcomings.<br> O’Donnell asked him, “You said it was stupid, as a joke, that you didn’t sign the checks that went out to people from your administration when you were giving Covid help after Donald Trump put his name on the checks that went out during his administration… Did it cross your mind to put your name on the checks?” <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1"> <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="1"> <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;" class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text" data-priority="10" > <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0" class="adw-1 adh-1" data-is-adhesion-ad=""> <script type="application/javascript">
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