In an interview on Friday, the president described how he had turned to alcohol after the car crash that killed Neilia Biden and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, in 1972

The US president confided that the loss of his first wife and infant daughter had left him in a deep despair and even contemplating suicide

PRESIDENT Joe Biden emotionally reflected on how he considered drowning himself in alcohol or jumping off a bridge after the death of his first wife and their 13-month-old daughter. Biden sat down

Not for the first time, US president describes suicidal thoughts after the deaths of his first wife and baby in 1972 and how he ultimately pulled through for his surviving children

The president also said he considered getting drunk to ease the pain of the 1972 tragedy even though he doesn’t drink.

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President Biden Friday said he considered killing himself after his first wife and baby daughter died in a car crash shortly after he won election as a U.S. senator. In an interview with radio host Howard Stern,

President Joe Biden got candid about wanting to take his own life after his first wife, Neilia Biden, and their infant daughter died in a car crash in 1972. While talking to Howard Stern in a surprise interview on Friday,

Joe Biden made the shock revelation while talking to radio presenter Howard Stern. The President contemplated suicide after tragic car crash deaths of his daughter Naomi and first wife Neilia