Live updates: ‘I am running,’ Biden vows at Detroit rally as more Democrats defect

“You may have noticed that since the debate, the press and the good guys up there have been hammering me,” Biden says, pointing to the news cameras.

“I make a lot of mistakes. It’s OK. I sometimes confuse names,” he continues.

“But guess what? Donald Trump has gotten a free pass,” he says, accusing the media of not scrutinising some of his opponent’s recent comments.

“He’s riding around his golf course, filling out his scorecard before he picks up his club,” Biden says, accusing Trump of cheating at golf.

He repeatedly refers to his rival as a “convicted criminal” and references the case in which Trump was found liable for defaming a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

He also refers to Trump’s suggestion during the Covid-19 pandemic that bleach may be used internally to prevent the illness, his tear-gassing of peaceful protesters outside the White House, and other sometimes unclear comments the former president has made at his rallies recently.

Referring to the 6 January, 2021 riot at Capitol Hill he calls Trump “a threat to this nation”.