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Jill Biden says husband would have defeated Trump in 2024

Jill Biden stated in a Tuesday interview that former President Biden would have beaten President Trump if he had remained in the 2024 race. She also discussed his health after his prostate cancer diagnosis.

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Jill Biden said former President Biden would have defeated President Trump in the 2024 election if he had stayed in the race. " Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July 2024 after a debate performance against Trump and amid questions about his physical and mental condition.

Trump won the election after defeating then-Vice President Harris.

Interview comments on debate and health Asked about comments from co-host Willie Geist that some Democrats felt they had been misled about Biden's condition, Jill Biden said she did not think he was protected. Regarding the 83-year-old former president's health after his prostate cancer diagnosis last year, she said he is doing OK but that cancer takes its toll.

She noted he still makes speeches and travels on Amtrak a couple of times a month. "He gets tired a little more often, but I don't know," she said. " Co-host Jonathan Lemire asked whether Biden could have served a full term if he had won re-election.

Jill Biden said she did not know the answer.

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