Joe Biden explains why he dropped out of White House race

The president says his candidacy would have been a "real distraction" for Democrats and that his highest priority was to defeat Donald Trump.

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In his first interview since quitting the race, Mr Biden, 81, said he had “no serious problem” with his health. He blamed his poor debate performance on being sick at the time, and brushed off concerns about his age and mental acuity.

The US president pledged to campaign for Kamala Harris saying he was going to do whatever his vice-president "thinks I can do to help most".

“We must, we must, we must defeat Trump,” he told US broadcaster CBS News.

Mr Biden said if he had continued his campaign, the presidential contest would have gone “down to the wire”.

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