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Biden Says 'I Gave My Best' As He Passes Torch To Harris

US President Joe Biden gets emotional as his daughter Ashley Biden introduces him for his convention keynote address. (Credit: AFP)

An emotional US President Joe Biden passed the torch to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris with a hug on Monday, saying he gave everything for his country in a bittersweet farewell speech at the party's convention in Chicago.

"America, America, I gave my best to you," the 81-year-old Biden said, quoting a patriotic hymn during a nearly hour-long address that ran through his achievements while urging voters to back his vice president against Donald Trump in November.

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