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Republican Donald Trump says he does not believe US President Joe Biden will exit the 2024 White House race, after the incumbent's lackluster debate performance sparked alarm within the Democratic Party. "Many people are saying that after last night's performance that Joe Biden is leaving the race. But the fact is, I don't really believe that because he does better in polls than any of the Democrats they're talking about," Trump told a campaign rally in Virginia. SOUNDBITE
Reverend Al Sharpton accuses US President Donald Trump of "wickedness" when he signalled to police that they are above the law. Sharpton was speaking at the funeral of George Floyd in Houston, Texas. SOUNDBITE
Asked if she is the strongest Democrat to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 US presidential election, Senator Kamala Harris says she is "prepared to fight" what she believes "will be a winning fight". The California Democrat was speaking publically for the first time after announcing that she is seeking to become the first African American woman to hold the office of US president. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he made "real progress" in New York talks with Kim Jong Un's right-hand man Kim Yong Chul towards the goal of holding a June 12 summit between President Trump and the North Korean leader. SOUNDBITE
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was named new White House press secretary, reads a statement from President Trump following the resignation of former Press Secretary Sean Spicer. In his statement, Trump thanked Spicer for his work and wished him success "as he moves on to pursue new opportunities." SOUNDBITE