US President Joe Biden says he dropped out of his re-election bid because he feared that the intraparty battle over his candidacy would be a “real distraction” for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump in November.
In his first interview since quitting the race, Mr Biden, 81, said he had “no serious problem” with his health. He blamed his poor debate performance on being sick at the time, brushing off any concern about his age. The US president pledged to campaign for Kamala Harris saying he was going to do whatever his vice-president “thinks I can do to help most”.
“We must, we must, we must defeat Trump,” he told US broadcaster CBS News. Mr. Biden said if he had continued his campaign, the presidential contest would have gone “down to the wire”. A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races,” he said.
“And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic. You’d be interviewing me about, Why did Nancy Pelosi say, why did so — and I thought it’d be a real distraction.
The president said he intended to be a bridge to the next generation when he ran for the White House in 2020.
“When I ran the first time, I thought of myself as being a transition president. I can’t even say how old I am. It’s hard for me to get it out of my mouth.
Source: BBC
In other news – King Charles changed his tactic in managing Prince Harry
Experts warn King Charles is coming to the end of his tether and has thus started to reconsider his tactics for Prince Harry and the issues he brings forward.
Royal author Tom Quinn made these comments public during his interview with The Telegraph. During that conversation he touched on how deep the wounds run, with King Charles, regarding his son. Read more
