Biden tells 'The View' he was 'confident' he could have beaten Trump: 'He's a loser'

Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here.

President Biden told the co-hosts of "The View" on Wednesday that he was "confident" he could have beaten former President Trump in November and said he didn't sense an "overwhelming reluctance" about his re-election effort from fellow Democrats.

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin asked the president about the pressure coming from Democrats, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to drop out of the race following his debate with former President Trump in June.

"I never fully believed the assertions that somehow there was this overwhelming reluctance of my running again. I didn’t sense that," Biden said.

Biden joined the daytime talk show co-hosts, who have mostly expressed unbridled support for his presidency, after he decided to drop out of the race in July following weeks of pressure from his fellow Democrats. Biden quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place on the ticket after making his announcement.

PELOSI DEMURS ON IF ‘EVERYTHING IS OK’ BETWEEN HER AND BIDEN: ‘YOU’D HAVE TO ASK HIM'

The president also argued that polling showed he was in the "range" of beating Trump.

"And although the polling, they say ‘Biden’s polling was different,’ the fact of the matter is my polling was about, you know, we were always within range of beating this guy," he said.

He said he didn't bow out due to the pressure from Democrats, but rather after