President Biden says he is only running because Donald Trump is in race

His forceful rhetoric came after Mr Trump, the front runner for the Republican party nomination, called his successor in the White House the “destroyer of American democracy.

President Joe Biden arrives at Boston Logan International Airport (Evan Vucci/AP)

President Joe Biden has told campaign donors he was not sure he would be running for re-election if Donald Trump was not in the race, warning democracy is “more at risk in 2024”.

He said the former president and his allies are out to “destroy” democratic institutions.