An American newspaper has revealed that Biden admitted to an ally that he may not be able to save his candidacy after the debate with Trump. The accusation is absolutely false, the White House responds.
The White House on Wednesday denied reports in the American press that President Joe Biden is considering whether to remain in the race for the presidential election, in which he will face Donald Trump.
The information was released on Wednesday morning by the New York Times, which cites a close ally of Joe Biden. The newspaper revealed that the American president told the same source that he may not be able to save his candidacy after the debate against Trump, which has been described as a disaster, if he fails to convince voters that he is ready to run in the White House for another four years.
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The same source added that the next events on the President’s agenda (an interview with ABC News and campaign actions in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) will therefore be essential. “He knows that if there are two more events like this, we will be in a different position” at the end of the weekend, he revealed on condition of anonymity. A senior adviser to Joe Biden added that the American leader “is very aware of the political challenges he faces.”
Still, several sources close to Biden stressed to the newspaper that the President continues to fight for his political future, but is aware of the challenge he faces in convincing voters and donors, as well as the political class, that his performance in the debate was not the best. normal.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to deny the report about Biden’s doubts about staying in the race. “The allegation is absolutely false. If the New York Times had given us more than seven minutes to comment, we would have said precisely that,” he wrote.
That statement is absolutely false. If the New York Times had given us more than 7 minutes to comment, we would have told them so. https://t.co/SRTYIVTy7v
—Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) July 3, 2024
Joe Biden’s stance in the debate has once again heightened doubts about his re-election. His intervention left the Democratic Party in “panic” and doubting the choice of the current leader as a re-candidate, according to several sources in the party to CNN. On the part of voters, the thinking is similar: 72% say that the American president should not run for a second term, according to a poll carried out by CBS News and YouGov after the debate.
On Tuesday evening, Congressman Lloyd Doggett became the first Democratic Party lawmaker to publicly call on Joe Biden to drop out of the race for the White House, arguing that the president’s performance in the debate failed to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.” “My decision to make these strong reservations public is not taken lightly, nor does it in any way diminish my respect for all that President Biden has accomplished,” he said.
Democratic Congressman Calls on Biden to Drop Out of Presidential Race
Source: Observadora
