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Two top Democrats tell COVID-struck Biden he won’t win

Matthew Cranston

Milwaukee | The two top Democrats in Congress have privately told Joe Biden that he can’t beat Donald Trump in November, as the president, now isolating with COVID-19, conceded he would give up the race if a doctor told him he had a problem.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries have both told Mr Biden it would be better for the country and the Democratic Party if he ended his re-election campaign.

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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com

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