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US President Joe Biden prepares to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland yesterday, heading to Wisconsin to continue his presidential re-election campaign. Photo: Nathan Howard/Reuters
US president Joe Biden, scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, travelled to the state of Wisconsin yesterday to rally voters and sit for a television interview that will be closely watched.
From the battleground state that will likely be key to Democrats’ hopes of holding on to the White House, Mr Biden was due to be interviewed by ABC News, part of a flurry of events over the next week aimed at showing Americans he still has the stamina to run against Republican candidate Donald Trump in the November 5 election.
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