President Joe Biden did not deny this week that Democrats, led by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), pressured him to exit the presidential race earlier in the summer.

During an interview on ABC News’ “The View” on Wednesday, Alyssa Farah Griffin asked Biden if he felt his hand had been forced after Democrats and media outlets urged him to step down following a poor debate performance in late June against former President Donald Trump.

“Did you feel that your hand was forced?” Griffin asked. “And what is your relationship with Speaker Pelosi now?”

“My relationship is fine. Look, I, I never fully believed the assertions that somehow there was this overwhelming reluctance of my running again,” Biden said. “I didn’t sense that. And although the polling, they said, ‘Biden’s polling was different,’ the fact of the matter is, my polling was about, you know, we’re always within range of beating this guy.”

He continued, “And, uh, but, uh, I, what I did was, I think there were, it makes sense, there are some folks who would like to see me step aside so they have a chance to move on. I get that. That’s just human nature. But that wasn’t the reason that I stepped down. I stepped down because I started thinking about it. You know, it’s hard to think, I know you’re only 30, but it’s hard to think of, it’s hard for me to even say how old I am. No, I’m serious. I give my word, it’s like holy God, that can’t be right. This can’t be right.”

When asked if he believed he could have defeated Trump, Biden answered, “Yes, I, I, I was confident, I, I, would beat Trump. He’s a loser.”