Outgoing US President Joe Biden.
Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden has created a sensation by making a big statement about two months after the presidential elections held in the country. Biden has said that he would have defeated Trump in the general elections in November but he decided to withdraw his candidacy mid-election for the sake of Democratic Party unity. Let us tell you that in the presidential elections, Vice President Kamala Harris was made the candidate of the Democratic Party in place of Biden, who had to face a crushing defeat at the hands of Donald Trump.
‘I think I could have defeated Trump, I could have defeated him’
Biden was asked at a press conference at the White House on Friday, ‘Mr. President, do you regret your decision not to contest the election? Do you think you gave Trump an easy opportunity to become your successor? On this Biden said, ‘I don’t think so. I think I could have defeated Trump, I could have defeated him. I think Kamala could have defeated Trump. It is important to unify the party and when the party was worried about whether I would be able to move forward or not, I thought it would be better to unify the party. Although I thought I could win again.
‘Kamala Harris capable of contesting presidential elections again’
Let us tell you that 82-year-old Biden’s performance in the ‘debate’ between presidential candidates held in Atlanta in June was nothing special. After the debate, people from Biden’s party started questioning his candidacy and ultimately Biden decided to withdraw from the presidential race. After Biden withdrew from the race, Vice President Kamala Harris was made the presidential candidate from the Democratic Party. However, he had to face defeat at the hands of Trump. During the press conference, Biden also said that Kamala Harris is capable of contesting the presidential elections again.
‘I will neither disappear from sight nor from hearts’
Biden said, ‘I think this is a decision that she can think about. He is eligible to contest elections again after 4 years. They will have to take this decision only. When Biden was asked whether he would remain active even after leaving the presidency, he said, ‘I will neither disappear from sight nor from hearts.’ Democratic Party leader Biden will leave the presidency on January 20. In his place, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of America. Republican Party leader Trump had been the President of America even before Biden.
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