New York Post

The 2-‘term’inator

Biden if he wins once: I’ll be back

- By MARK MOORE Additional reporting by Kate Sheehy

Joe Biden insisted he is “absolutely” open to serving two terms if elected president — and told President Trump to “watch me’’ in response to the commander in chief’s accusation­s that he’s not mentally fit for the job.

“Watch me, Mr. President, watch me. Look at us both,” the former vice president said in an interview on ABC News, referring to his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. “Look at us both, what we say, what we do, what we control, what we know, what kind of shape we’re in.”

During his first joint interview with Harris, recorded Friday in Wilmington, Del., and scheduled to air Sunday evening, the 77year-old acknowledg­ed “it’s a legitimate question to ask anybody over 70 years old whether or not they’re fit and whether they’re ready.”

“But I just, only thing I can say to the American people, it’s a legitimate question to ask anybody. Watch me,” he added.

Interviewe­r David Muir then asked in the snippet of interview released Sunday morning, “So you’re leaving open the possibilit­y you’ll serve eight years if elected?”

Biden replied, “Absolutely.”

Biden would be 78 years old on Inaugurati­on Day, which would make him the oldest president in US history.

Trump, 74, has claimed the former veep isn’t up to the job. In an interview on “Fox & Friends” last week, Trump said Biden is “shot” and would be at a disadvanta­ge when representi­ng the US in meetings with foreign leaders.

“You’re dealing with people that are very sharp,” Trump said in the interview. “You’re dealing with world-class chess players in the leaders of these countries. I know them all. We do very well with all of them.”

Meanwhile, Biden insisted to “Good Morning America’’ co-host Robin Roberts that he didn’t feel pressured to pick a black woman as his running mate.

“No, I didn’t feel pressure to select a black woman,” Biden said.

“The government should look like the people, look like the country. Fifty-one percent of the people in this country are women.

“I cannot understand and fully appreciate what it means to walk in her shoes, to be an AfricanAme­rican woman, with Indian-American background, a child of immigrants,” he said.

“She can’t assume exactly what it’s like to walk in my shoes. What we do know is we have the same value set.”

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