Joe Biden Says He Never Bought Into Concerns He'd Lose To Donald Trump

In an appearance on ABC’s “The View” Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden spoke candidly on his thoughts about the calls for him to suspend his reelection campaign back in July, saying he didn’t buy into concerns he couldn’t beat Donald Trump.

“I never fully believed the assertions that somehow there was this overwhelming reluctance of my running again. I didn’t sense that,” Biden said. “The fact of the matter is, my polling was about ― you know, we were always within range of beating this guy.”

Biden’s polling only dipped slightly after his disastrous debate performance against Trump in June, leaving both in striking distance of winning the election. But Democrats feared that was only the beginning of a downward trend for their presumed presidential nominee. He dropped out about a month before the Democratic National Convention and endorsed now-nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

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