Joe Biden defies calls to step down

President Biden has insisted that he can still win November’s presidential election despite an abject debate performance against Donald Trump that has left senior figures in his Democratic party questioning whether he should remain as their candidate.

Biden, 81, told a rally in North Carolina, a key swing state: “I’m here in North Carolina for one reason. Because I intend to win this state in November. And if we win here, we win the election.”

The president tacitly admitted that he had lost the debate against Trump, 78, on Thursday night, but insisted, in a more energetic performance, that he was still the right man to be president.

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