DETROIT, July 13, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Joe Biden firmly rejected speculation that he would drop out of the US presidential race, telling a rally Friday in the battleground state of Michigan that he would beat "threat to the nation" Donald Trump.

"There's been a lot of speculation lately. What's Joe Biden going to do? Is he going to stay in the race? Is he going to drop out? Here's my answer: I am running and we're going to win. I'm not going to change that," Biden said, to chants of "Don't you quit."