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US President Joe Biden has said he thinks he would have defeated Donald Trump and won re-election in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking to USA Today in an exclusive interview<\/a>, Biden did, however, add that he was unsure if he would have had the stamina for another four-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “So far, so good,” the 82-year-old said. “But who knows what I’m going to be when I’m 86 years old?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the wide-ranging interview with Susan Page, Biden also said he was still considering pre-emptive pardons for foes of Donald Trump, including former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and former senior health official Dr Anthony Fauci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the interview published on Wednesday, Biden said he had been “very straightforward with Trump” about the potential pardons during their Oval Office meeting shortly after the November election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I tried to make it clear that there was no need, and it was counterintuitive for his interest to go back and try to settle scores,” Biden said, adding Trump did not push back, but “just basically listened”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Biden said his ultimate decision will depend on who Trump selects for his cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At that same meeting, Biden said Trump was “complimentary” about his economic record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “He [Trump] thought I was leaving with a good record,” the Democrat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The interview with USA Today is the only exit interview Biden has so far given to a print publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media access to Biden has been strictly controlled by the White House – and the president has not held a news conference since he dropped out of the race on 21 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n