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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Biden admits ‘who the hell knows’ if he could’ve actually served another four-year term

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony to award the Presidential Citizens Medal in the East Room of the White House on January 2 - (Getty Images)

When his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump forced him to withdraw from the 2024 election last July, President Joe Biden told Americans he’d decided that the “best way forward” for the country was for him to “pass the torch to a new generation” by standing down and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.

Now, with fewer than two weeks remaining until he leaves the White House for the final time as president, Biden says he’s not sure if he’d have been able to make it through the second term he had sought for so long.

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