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Former President Trump was filmed at one of his golf courses
seeking plaudits for his debate against Biden, whose stumbling
performance a week ago sparked calls from his fellow Democrats
for him to step aside.
"He's quitting the race ... I got him out," Trump says in the
footage, published late Wednesday. He then disparages Harris,
who sources say would likely take over from Biden as the
Democratic presidential candidate if he were to pull out,
saying, "She's so bad, she's so pathetic, she's just so f*****g
bad."
Biden, 81, told his campaign on Wednesday that he was still
running. His campaign fired back at Trump, 78, in a statement.
"No, Donald. What is bad is taking away women’s rights; What is
bad is losing an election and encouraging a violent mob to
attack the Capitol; What is bad is assaulting women; What is bad
is not paying your taxes," spokesperson Sarafina Chitika said.
Trump's campaign stood by his words, with co-campaign manager
Chris LaCivita responding on X: "Nothing in this video is
incorrect."
Reuters verified the location of the video as Trump National
Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The golf cart Trump is seen
driving features the number one and a presidential seal; he has
been seen driving the same cart before in file video from the
course.
(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Scott Malone and Daniel
Wallis)
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