Could've defeated Trump in re-election, says Biden

Joe Biden thinks he could have won re-election if he had stayed in the White House race, he said in an interview published on Wednesday — while conceding he was unsure if he would have served another full term.

- Agencies

WASHINGTON:

The 82-year-old Democrat, who leaves office on January 20, was asked by USA Today if he believed victory over Republican Donald Trump was a realistic prospect last November, and he pointed to unspecified polling and said: "I think yes."

"I really thought I had the best chance of beating him. But I also wasn't looking to be president when I was 85 years old, 86 years old. And so I did talk about passing the baton," Biden said.