Biden to address nation as Trump targets Harris on campaign cash

PRESIDENT Joe Biden was due to make a televised address tonight seeking to burnish his legacy and reassure the American people that he will provide stable leadership in his remaining six months in office.

- Jitendra Joshi

The Oval Office speech will mark the 81-year-old Democrat’s first extended remarks since his dramatic announcement that he was exiting the White House race and endorsing his vice president, Kamala Harris, to take the fight to Donald Trump.

Flying back to Washington from Delaware yesterday after he was forced to self-isolate with Covid, Mr Biden told reporters on the tarmac that he was “well”. Asked later when he got off Air Force One what his message will be tonight, he said “watch and listen”.

But the outlines were made clear by the President’s team as he seeks to explain his decision to end his re-election bid following mounting doubts about his fitness to serve since a debate debacle against Mr Trump.