Joe Biden ‘contemplated’ taking own life after death of first wife and daughter

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Joe Biden has opened up on “contemplating suicide” following the loss of his first wife, Nelia, and their one-year-old daughter, Naomi, after they died in a car crash in 1972.

Appearing on Howard Stern’s show announced, the US president admitted he vowed to stick around for his children, and has since taken positive steps forward, including going teetotal.