"If Trump wasn't running, I'm not sure I'd be running. But we cannot let him win for the sake of the country," the president said at a fundraiser at a private home near Boston, Massachusetts, according to a pool report.
Biden's candid comments about his reasons for running for re-election came as he reiterated what he and Democrats have emphasized is the threat Trump poses to American democracy if he wins back the White House.
"Trump’s not even hiding the ball anymore. He’s telling us what he’s going to do. He’s making no bones about it," Biden warned.