Biden not quitting presidential race, insists White House

President Biden is weighing up whether to stay in the presidential race, according to an ally who spoke to him, as a new poll gave Donald Trump his biggest lead yet. Trump was put ahead by six points among likely voters, 49 to 43 per cent, a gain of three points in just a week following Biden’s disastrous debate performance and Trump’s largest margin in a New York Times/Siena College poll since 2015. Among all registered voters Trump’s lead was even bigger at 49 to 41 per cent. Biden, 81, understands that his political survival is on the line and he cannot afford another slip-up in make-or-break appearances over the next few days, including an ABC News interview and events in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: http