- President Biden told a Boston fundraiser Tuesday that he likely would have retired after a single term of office if former President Donald Trump wasn’t running in next year’s election.
- “If Trump wasn’t running, I’m not sure I’d be running,” the 81-year-old president acknowledged to a group of Democratic donors. “But we cannot let him win.”
- The remark is a stunning self-assessment of the implications of Biden’s age. Biden already is the oldest-ever president and would be 86 if he completes a full second term in January 2029.
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Biden Stuns Dems, Says ‘If Trump Wasn’t Running, I’m Not Sure I’d Be Running’
President Says 'If Trump Wasn't Running, I'm Not Sure I'd Be Running'
FILE - This combination of Sept. 29, 2020, file photos shows President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
