Friday, July 05, 2024 - U.S. President Joe Biden has defiantly vowed to run for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.
“I am running. I am the leader of the Democratic Party. No
one is pushing me out,” Biden said, according to a top aide who posted his
comment on the X social media platform.
Biden and Harris made a surprise appearance on a Democratic
National Committee call, according to three people familiar with the matter who
were given anonymity to discuss the private conversation.
The people said it was a pep talk, stressing the stakes of
the election and returning to Biden’s previous post-debate comments that he
would get back up after being knocked down.
Biden is also facing mutiny as 25 Democrats are preparing to
call for the ailing president, 81, to step aside after his disappointing
debate against Donald Trump.
A House Democratic aide has said that no less than 25
Democratic members of the House of Representatives are set to call for
Biden to step aside if he seems shaky in the coming days.
A second House Democratic aide said moderate House Democrats
in competitive districts - often called 'frontliners' were getting
hammered with questions in their districts this week.
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