‘Had The Best Chance Of Beating Him’: Biden Says He Could Have Defeated Trump

US President Joe Biden believes he would have defeated Donald Trump and won re-election in November. However, the 82-year-old Democrat added that he was unsure if he would have had the vigour for a four-year term in the Oval Office.

"So far, so good," the 82-year-old said. "But who knows what I'm going to be when I'm 86 years old," Mr Biden said in a wide-ranging interview with USA Today.

The outgoing US President admitted that he was contemplating pre-emptive pardons for foes of his successor Donald Trump, including former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and former senior health official Dr Anthony Fauci. Mr Trump has threatened to investigate and prosecute Dr Fauci for his criticism of Republica's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic during his first term and in Cheney's case, helped lead efforts to impeach him.