Biden claims he could’ve defeated Trump in 2024 but questions his ability to complete another term

BRYAN METZGER FROM BUSINESS INSIDER

President Joe Biden said in an interview this week that he believes he could have defeated President-elect Donald Trump if he had remained the Democratic nominee, rather than stepping aside for Vice President Kamala Harris.

“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,” Biden told USA Today.

The president was less sure, however, that he would’ve been able to serve out the entirety of a second term, noting that he would have been 86 years old at the end of it.

“When Trump was running again for reelection, 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. “Who the hell knows? So far, so good. But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”

Though Harris came up short in the 2024 election, many prominent Democratic lawmakers have argued that she helped the party stave off an electoral disaster by replacing Biden, who lost the confidence of Democrats after a disastrous debate performance against Trump in June…