President Joe Biden voiced uncertainty when asked whether he believed he could serve another four-year term in the White House if he did not drop out of the 2024 race.
On Wednesday, USA Today published a transcript of an interview that its Washington Bureau chief, Susan Page, conducted with the 82-year-old Biden over the weekend. “Do you think you would’ve had the vigor to serve another four years in office?” Page asked.
Biden hearkened back to his winning 2020 campaign, making references to his old boss — former President Barack Obama — and his son, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. He also mentioned President-elect Donald Trump, who won the 2024 contest.
“I don’t know,” the president said in his response. “That’s why I thought when I first announced, talking to Barack about it, I said I thought I was the person. I had no intention of running after Beau died – for real, not a joke. And then when Trump was running again for reelection, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him.”
He added: “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton. But I don’t know. Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”
Earlier, Page pressed Biden on whether he believed he could have defeated Trump, who he did beat in 2020. “Do you believe you could have won in November?” Page asked.
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“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes, based on the polling that…,” Biden said.
Although Biden initially embarked on a re-election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris ended up replacing him as the Democrats’ nominee after the president dropped out in July following a fumbling debate performance against Trump that led members of his own party to push him aside amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.
As for polling, Jon Favreau, a former Obama aide and host of the “Pod Save America” podcast, said Biden’s internal numbers showed that Trump was going to win “400 electoral votes” in a rematch. A source close to Biden disputed that claim to Mediaite. The RealClearPolitics average of public polls showed Trump had a 3-point advantage.
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President Joe Biden voiced uncertainty when asked whether he believed he could serve another four-year term in the White House if he did not drop out of the 2024 race.
On Wednesday, USA Today published a transcript of an interview that its Washington Bureau chief, Susan Page, conducted with the 82-year-old Biden over the weekend. “Do you think you would’ve had the vigor to serve another four years in office?” Page asked.
Biden hearkened back to his winning 2020 campaign, making references to his old boss — former President Barack Obama — and his son, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. He also mentioned President-elect Donald Trump, who won the 2024 contest.
“I don’t know,” the president said in his response. “That’s why I thought when I first announced, talking to Barack about it, I said I thought I was the person. I had no intention of running after Beau died – for real, not a joke. And then when Trump was running again for reelection, I really thought I had the best chance of beating him.”
He added: “But I also wasn’t looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton. But I don’t know. Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”
Earlier, Page pressed Biden on whether he believed he could have defeated Trump, who he did beat in 2020. “Do you believe you could have won in November?” Page asked.
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“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes, based on the polling that…,” Biden said.
Although Biden initially embarked on a re-election campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris ended up replacing him as the Democrats’ nominee after the president dropped out in July following a fumbling debate performance against Trump that led members of his own party to push him aside amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.
As for polling, Jon Favreau, a former Obama aide and host of the “Pod Save America” podcast, said Biden’s internal numbers showed that Trump was going to win “400 electoral votes” in a rematch. A source close to Biden disputed that claim to Mediaite. The RealClearPolitics average of public polls showed Trump had a 3-point advantage.
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