📰 U.S. President Joe Biden was set to address the nation on Thursday after a stinging election defeat for his Democratic Party at the hands of Republican Donald Trump, whose stunning political comeback has reverberated around the world. Biden’s abrupt exit amid concerns about his mental acuity jolted the presidential race in July and Democrats scrambled to replace him with Vice President Kamala Harris as their candidate. He will speak at 11 a.m. (1600 GMT), the White House said.