‘I’m staying in race’ says Biden as US president scrambles to save re-election

In front of roughly 300 supporters at a Wisconsin middle school, Mr Biden again acknowledged his subpar debate last week

President Joe Biden points as he arrives on Air Force One at Dane County Regional Airport to attend a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered re-election effort, has defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race”.

Mr Biden made the comment during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a television interview where his every answer is sure to be scrutinised for evidence of his competency and fitness to run for office.