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Polybius

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Thu Jan 9, 2025, 12:13 AM Jan 2025

Joe Biden says he could have defeated Donald Trump [View all]

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Source: BBC News

US President Joe Biden has said he thinks he would have defeated Donald Trump and won re-election in November.

Speaking to USA Today in an exclusive interview, Biden did, however, add that he was unsure if he would have had the stamina for another four-year term.

Speaking to USA Today, Biden said "based on polling" he believed he would have won, but conceded his age may have affected him in office.

"When Trump was running again for re-election, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him. But I also wasn't looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old," Biden said. "But I don't know. Who the hell knows?"

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v2pz38g8o



So, the rumor posted last week about "anonymous sources" saying that said Biden said he would have won turned out to be true...
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