Panic among Democrats as Joe Biden vows to fight on after feeble debate performance

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump attend a presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Reuters

Steve Holland

US president Joe Biden said yesterday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign that he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance on Thursday night that dismayed his fellow Democrats.

“I’m here in North Carolina for one reason because I intend to win this state in November,” Mr Biden said at a rally in the battleground state one day after the head-to-head showdown with his Republican rival, which was widely viewed as a defeat for the 81-year-old president.