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When I ran for President four years ago, I said we were in a battle for the soul of America, and we still are.

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Joe Biden's age was already a huge concern, even before he launched his campaign for re-election. Let's finish this job. I know we can. But his team shrugged it off.

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Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020. Since then, he hadn't shown up for a debate. Now he's acting like he wants to debate me again. Well, make my day, pal. I'll even do it twice.

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He confidently challenged Donald Trump to a debate, thinking it would boost his support. It was a total disaster that set off panic inside his party.

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With the COVID, excuse me, dealing with everything we have to do with Look, if we finally beat Medicare.

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He tried to jog into a rally the next day, but soon gave up. A stronger performance here wasn't enough to reassure voters that he's up to the job.

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I give you my words of Biden, I would not be running again if I didn't believe, with all my heart and soul, I can do this job, because quite frankly, The stakes are too high.

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Because of the high stakes, every stumble, like falling over a sandbag on stage last June caused alarm. Despite the slips and the spills, the Biden campaign dismissed as bedwetters. Anyone who said concerns about his fitness could lose in the election. He hoped the odd gag could kill the problem.

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The 2024 elections in full swing. And yes, age is an issue. I'm a grown man running against a six-year-old.

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A vigorous performance in his State of the Union address in January silenced the critics within his own party for a while.

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Here's the simple truth. You can't love your country only when you win.

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But Republicans seized on and shared every moment, like standing frozen among dancing people, looking lost and confused while meeting other world leaders, or having to be led off stage by Barack Obama at a party fundraiser. Under extreme pressure, the President knew he couldn't afford any more mistakes, as he then said this at a NATO summit.

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And now I want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin. Take a look at what happened.

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When Donald Trump was almost killed by an assassin's bullet, there was a he would command so much attention people would forget about Joe Biden. But as Mr. Trump got up and defiantly carried on, there was a striking contrast with a COVID-struck Mr. Biden pausing his campaign and making his weary way home. The President's fate was sealed when he stepped onto this stage. It was him who'd called for an early debate to try to reset the race, yet his performance forced him to exit the election. Sarah Smith, BBC News, Washington.

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That's not the right way to Well, a great number of tributes being paid to the presidency of Joe Biden, and the latest one is a statement from President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, They've issued this on their X feed. It says, President Biden has capped his extraordinary career of service with a presidency that's lifted America out of an unprecedented pandemic, created millions of new jobs, rebuilt a battered economy, and strengthened in our democracy. Goes on by saying that by any measure, he's advanced our founder's charge to build a more perfect union. They thank him, along with millions of Americans, for all he has accomplished. They say that we're honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, and we'll do whatever we can to support her. They finish by saying, We've lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term. He's promised to be a dictator on day one, and the recent ruling by his servile Supreme would only embolden him further to shred the Constitution. They end by saying, Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we've got to elect her.

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America's future depends upon.