“If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” President Joe Biden said at a fundraiser on Tuesday.
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday he might not be seeking reelection if former President Donald Trump weren’t also running, telling supporters at a campaign event that he “cannot let (Trump) win.”Key Facts
“If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” the president said during a fundraiser near Boston, according to multiple outlets.
Biden is gearing up for a likely rematch of the 2020 election between himself and GOP-front runner Trump, who is leading Republican polls with almost 60% support, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Biden has faced pushback from Democratic voters who have signaled they would like someone else to represent the party in 2024, with a poll released in September showing 67% of voters want a different candidate, Axios reported.
