Florida, United States

Donald Trump has challenged Joe Biden to another presidential debate and an 18-hole golf match, vowing to donate to charity if he loses the game.

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"I'm also officially challenging crooked Joe to an 18-hole golf match right here on Doral's Blue Monster… It will be among the most-watched sporting events in history. Maybe bigger than the Ryder Cup or even the Masters," Trump said in Florida.

He vowed to donate $1 million to charity if he loses the golf match.

"And if he wins, I will give the charity of his choice, any charity of his choice, $1 million. And I'll bet you he doesn't take the offer," he said.

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"Did you ever see him swing?," the presumptive Republican presidential nominee asked supporters in a campaign speech.

The Biden campaign responded by saying the US president "doesn’t have time for Donald Trump’s weird antics–he’s busy leading America and defending the free world. Donald Trump is a liar, a convict, and a fraud only out for himself–par for the course."

"We’d challenge Donald Trump to create jobs, but he lost 3 million. We’d challenge Donald Trump to stand up to Putin, but he bent the knee to him. We’d challenge Donald Trump to follow the law, but he breaks it. We’d challenge Donald Trump to not destroy our country, but that’s all his Project 2025 aims to do", said Biden campaign spokesperson James Singer.

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Seventh Democrat seeks Biden's exit from race

In the wake of a disastrous performance at the June 27 presidential debate, Biden faced calls to step aside, from his own Democratic Party, media, and donors. But in a stern letter to the party, he said he's staying in the race and asked for the "drama to end".

Trump's comments came even as a seventh House Democrat asked Biden to leave the race.

Mikie Sherrill issued a statement on Tuesday (July 9) seeking Biden's exit.

"Because I know President Biden cares deeply about the future of our country, I am asking that he declare that he won’t run for reelection and will help lead us through a process toward a new nominee," said the Representative from New Jersey.

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Biden showing signs of neurodegeneration?

There have been reports in the past days that a neurologist with specialisation in Parkinson's disease had visited the White House eight times in the past eight months.

A separate neurologist, speaking to NBC News, said Biden has signs of 'neurodegeneration.'

“I could have diagnosed him from across the mall,” said Dr. Tom Pitts, who claimed Biden had “classic features of neurodegeneration”.

(With inputs from agencies)