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From the New York Times: President Biden acknowledged in a new interview released on Wednesday that he might not have had the vitality to serve another four years in office, even as he insisted that he could have won re-election had he stayed in the race.
Mr. Biden, 82, who abandoned his bid for a second term in July under enormous pressure from Democrats panicked over his faltering debate performance against former President Donald J. Trump, maintained that he was still in good enough shape to run the country as he finishes his term.
“So far, so good,” he told USA Today. “But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”
That was exactly the point many Democrats raised privately for months before the issue exploded into public view with the televised debate in June, when a frail-looking Mr. Biden struggled to finish sentences and at times appeared blank or confused.
Biden and his team had continued to claimed that he was in great health and would beat Trump, repeatedly dismissing polls that showed otherwise.
Now, even after Kamala Harris as soundly defeated by Trump, Biden told USA Today he still thinks he could have beat Trump. USA Today wrote:
“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,” Biden said, adding he based that view on polling he had reviewed. He expressed no such confidence when asked whether he had the vigor to serve another four years in office, though. “I don’t know,” he replied.
The USA Today also wrote:
Through an interview that stretched for nearly an hour, Biden was engaged and loquacious, though at times he spoke so softly that it was difficult to hear him. On his desk were index cards that seemed to have talking points and statistics, but he glanced at them only once, at the end, as if to make sure he had mentioned the items most important to him.
Sit down if you read this @usatoday exit interview with Biden
He says he could have defeated Trump https://t.co/FaJhekH0xZ
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) January 8, 2025
In Wednesday’s paper:
In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him. https://t.co/xu99YIuEVZ pic.twitter.com/mzQwetixP9
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 8, 2025
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