Donald Trump says he does not expect Joe Biden to end his bid to be re-elected president of the United States.
Donald Trump has said he does not expect Joe Biden to end his bid to be re-elected president of the United States, suggesting he will stay in the race because of his ego.
In a telephone interview on Monday night, the Republican candidate said that Biden might very well stay in the race despite mounting pressure to drop out due to concerns over his physical and mental fitness.
Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, said that the Democratic Party could do little to force Biden out of the race, apart from invoking a constitutional provision that enables the vice president and cabinet members to declare that the president is unable to discharge his duties.
Trump said that he expects Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee if Biden does choose to step aside.
Trump’s comments came after Biden on Monday again slapped down calls for him to quit following his disastrous debate performance last month, insisting in a letter to Congressional Democrats that he is committed to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.
Six elected Democrats have so far publicly called on Biden to step aside since the debate, during which Biden stumbled over his words and appeared to lose his train of thought.