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I was under pressure from Democrats, Joe Biden explains election exit

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US President Joe Biden waves as he rides his bike through Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on August 11, 2024. [AFP]

US President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since withdrawing from the election, has said he acted under pressure from fellow Democrats and out of a determination to see Donald Trump beaten.

Explaining his shock exit in new detail, Biden said party colleagues standing for reelection feared he was damaging their chances as his age and mental abilities came to dominate the campaign.

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