Biden says he’d consider dropping out if ‘medical condition’ emerges: Report

In response, he said, “If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, you got this problem and that problem.”

This marks a shift from his previous stance, where in an interview with ABC News earlier this month, Biden said he would drop out only if the “Lord almighty” told him to.

In the BET interview, president also admitted to making a “serious mistake in the whole debate” and said he would reconsider his decision if one of his doctors changed their assessment of him.

Biden also revealed for the first time that he had anticipated “moving on” from the presidency and “passing it on to somebody else” but decided to run again because he believed his “wisdom” and experience would help heal the country’s worsening divisions.

“You may remember, Ed, I said I was going to be a transitional candidate, and I thought I would be able to move on from this and pass it on to somebody else,” the president was quoted as saying by The New York Times.

“But I didn’t anticipate things getting so, so, so divided. And quite frankly, I think the only thing age brings is a little bit of wisdom.”

The comments come amid mounting pressure from within the Democratic party for Biden to step aside, following a challenging debate performance that raised doubts about his age and mental sharpness.