US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck.

With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation that he still has work to do despite his historic decision to bow out.

The 81-year-old Democrat said on X he would discuss "what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people" in the primetime televised event at 8:00 pm (0000 GMT Thursday).

The speech, expected to last eight to ten minutes, will be Biden's first since stepping aside from the race on Sunday after weeks of pressure following a disastrous debate performance against Trump.

He had promised in his withdrawal announcement -- made while he was isolating with Covid at his........

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