President Joe Biden joked Wednesday that many Democrats can beat Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election, but told reporters, "I will defeat him."
"Probably 50 of them," Biden said when asked if he thought another candidate could beat Trump. "I'm not the only one who could defeat him, but I will defeat him."
However, Biden on Tuesday said he might not be seeking another term if Trump wasn't running.
"American democracy, I give you my word as a Biden, is at stake," Biden told attendees at a closed-door fundraiser in Boston. "He didn't even show up at my inauguration. I can't say I was disappointed, but he didn't even show up.
"We've got to get it done, not because of me," Biden added at another event. "If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I'd be running. We cannot let him win."
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