> president joe biden, during an appearance on "the view" on wednesday, said he is "at peace" with his decision to exit the 2024 race but says he is still confident he would have defeated donald trump in november. > biden sat down for roughly a half hour with the show's five co-hosts in what was his first interview since the democratic national convention and the sept. 10 abc news presidential debate between vice president kamala harris and trump. > biden said he "never fully believed" claims that there was "overwhelming reluctance" to his continuing his campaign, despite, at the time of his announcement, there being 40 democrats publicly calling for him to withdraw and behind-the-scenes pressure from leaders like sen. chuck schumer and former speaker nancy pelosi. he asserted such statements from democrats wasn't the reason he stepped down. > "i was confident i would beat trump. he's a loser," biden told "the view" hosts.
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