Joe Biden is considering whether to continue his bid for the White House. The president himself admitted this to an ally, the New York Times reported. Biden is said to have said he knows he may not be able to save his candidacy if he doesn’t convince the public in the coming days that he can continue the job. The president, Biden’s ally told the New York Times, knows that his next appearances, including the ABC interview, should go well.
Biden’s admission to his ally is the first indication that the president is seriously considering whether he can recover from his devastating debate performance. A Biden adviser pointed out to the New York Times that the president is “well aware of the political difficulties he faces.” Biden is slowly reaching out to Democratic leaders and has reportedly told at least one person closest to him that he is open to the possibility that his plan to move forward after his debate performance might not work.
The New York Times article is “absolutely false.” White House spokesman Andrew Bates says so, effectively denying that Joe Biden is considering dropping out of the presidential race. “This is absolutely false. If The New York Times had given us more than seven minutes to comment, we would have said so,” Bates wrote on X.
At a fundraiser in Virginia, Biden attributed his poor performance in the televised debate against Donald Trump to his busy international travel schedule, including France, Italy and Los Angeles. “I was not smart. I decided to travel around the world a couple of times right before the debate, I don’t know how many time zones, I think 15… I didn’t listen to my staff… And then I almost fell asleep on stage. That’s not an excuse, that’s an explanation,” he added.
Vice President Kamala Harris is the best alternative to replace Joe Biden if the president decides not to continue his campaign. Reuters reports, citing seven sources from the Biden campaign, the White House and the Democratic National Committee. Some influential Democrats have proposed alternatives to Harris, suggesting the names of the governors of California and Michigan, Gavin Newsom and Gretchen Whitmer. But, according to Reuters sources, excluding Harris is a wish almost impossible to achieve. If nominated, Harris would inherit Biden’s campaign funds and network.
Newson flies to White House ‘to stand with Biden’
Gavin Newsom will personally attend tonight (at 6 p.m. local time, midnight in Italy) the meeting at the White House between Joe Biden and Democratic governors, many of whom in a call in recent days had questioned the commander in chief’s debacle in the televised debate with Donald Trump. And he intends to “stand by the president,” announced a spokesperson for the governor of California.
Newsom was one of Biden’s main ‘surrogates’ in the campaign and has always supported him so far, although he is on the shortlist of his possible replacements in the event of his withdrawal from the race. Today’s meeting will also be attended by Democratic leaders in Congress.
Hunter Biden at White House meetings, staff ‘shocked’
At this complex moment in his re-election race, Joe Biden is increasingly turning to family members for advice, including his son Hunter, who was recently convicted in a gun trial for lying about his drug addiction and buying a gun.
According to sources at NBC News, Hunter has been “intervening” in calls, meetings and discussions between the US president and his aides. One source who spoke to NBC summed up the sentiment among administration officials by saying, “What the hell is going on?” Meanwhile, White House spokesman Andrew Bates told the network that “Hunter returned with Biden from the family weekend at Camp David and went directly with the president and his staff to prepare the speech” on the Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump’s immunity.
Biden Should Retire, Says Former Obama Secretary
Julian Castro, former secretary of housing in the Obama administration and former presidential candidate who challenged Joe Biden in 2020, also questioning his age and memory, said that the American president should abandon the race, indicating his vice president Kamala Harris as a potential replacement at the top of the Democratic ticket.
In an interview with MSNBC, Castro argued that Biden should “absolutely” withdraw and that “another Democrat would have a better chance of beating Trump.” “Yes, I think the Democrats would be wise to find a different candidate,” he said, naming Harris only.
‘I’ve long predicted Trump will win,’ admits Democratic congressman
Another Democrat is breaking ranks on Joe Biden. Jared Golden, one of the most centrist Democrats in Congress, predicts his party will lose the White House this fall and says he’s “in agreement.”
“Even though I have no intention of voting for him, Donald Trump will win,” Golden wrote in an op-ed in the Bangor Daily News, a Maine newspaper. The outcome of the 2024 election “has been clear to me for months,” he continued, saying he was not surprised. “Unlike Biden and many others, I refuse to participate in a campaign to scare voters with the idea that Trump will end our democratic system,” he added.
Obama Admits, Biden’s Road Is Even More Difficult
Joe Biden’s already difficult road to reelection has become even more challenging after his disappointing debate performance against Donald Trump. Former President Barack Obama admitted as much, speaking to Biden after the debate and offering his support, according to the Washington Post. The former president has long been concerned that his party might not be able to defeat Donald Trump in November, and has repeatedly warned Biden in recent months that it will be difficult to win reelection.
’25 Democrats Ready to Ask Biden to Step Down’
At least 25 Democratic congressmen are ready to ask Joe Biden to give up the nomination if he continues to appear “shaky” in the coming days. This is reported by Fox and Newsweek citing Reuters. Attention is focused on Biden’s interview with ABC to understand how the president manages to “handle a rapid succession of questions”.
Democrats Frustrated With Biden, ‘He’s the Ass in the Room’
Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated with Joe Biden and his administration’s response to the debate debacle. In a Zoom meeting Tuesday, several liberal lawmakers criticized Biden for being too slow to reach out to party leaders after the debate and blamed the president’s staff for trying to shield him from those who want to talk to him about dropping out of the race, Axios reported, citing sources who said attendees called Biden the “jackass in the room.”
Also attending the Zoom meeting was Lloyd Doggett, the first liberal to publicly ask the president to step down.
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