Biden still firmly believes he would have beaten Trump

In an interview with USA Today, Joe Biden, in his final hours in the White House, emphatically reaffirms that he would have been able to beat Trump and that he considered himself best placed to do so.

When a reporter asked Joe Biden about his chances of winning the election in November, he replied that he found it presumptuous to say so.

However, he added that he thought so, based on the polls he had before he withdrew from the race.

Asked by the reporter about his ability to serve the country for a second four-year term, Joe Biden candidly replied that he wasn’t sure.

He explained that when he saw Trump running for re-election, he was convinced he was best placed to beat him.

However, he made it clear that he had never envisaged occupying the presidency at 85 or 86.

Biden also mentioned having raised the idea of passing the baton, without going into details, adding that it was impossible to predict whether he could have been president for another term.

“So far, so good,” he said, before concluding:

“But who knows what I’ll be like at 86?”

Despite his low popularity rating and the many questions about his physical and mental health, Biden remains confident in his abilities.

He does, however, seem to feel a certain regret at having given way to his vice-president, who suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Trump in the election.