Biden forcefully declares he's staying in reelection race in major news conference
Amid calls from his own party to drop his reelection bid, President Biden is set to make a final impression at the NATO summit in Washington
Amid calls from his own party to drop his reelection bid, President Biden is set to make a final impression at the NATO summit in Washington
Amid calls from his own party to drop his reelection bid, President Biden is set to make a final impression at the NATO summit in Washington
President Joe Biden used his highly anticipated news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies, and batted away questions about his ability to serve another four years even as he flubbed a reference to Donald Trump in one of his first answers.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m not in this for my legacy. I바카라 게임 웹사이트m in this to complete the job I started,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said as he insisted his support among the electorate was strong and he would stay in the race and would win.
Fumbles notwithstanding, the president pushed back at every suggestion that was slowing down or showing noticeable signs of decline, or that he was not in command of the job. But he was facing a growing chorus of calls from lawmakers, celebrities and other prominent Democrats to step aside from the 2024 race.
바카라 게임 웹사이트My schedule has been full bore,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he declared. 바카라 게임 웹사이트So if I slow down and I cant get the job done, that바카라 게임 웹사이트s a sign that I shouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t be doing it. But there바카라 게임 웹사이트s no indication of that yet 바카라 게임 웹사이트 none.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Democrats are facing an intractable problem. Top donors, supporters and key lawmakers are doubtful of Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s abilities to carry on his reelection bid after his disastrous June 27 debate performance, but the hard-fighting 81-year-old president refuses to give up as he prepares to take on Trump in a rematch.
The first questioner of Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s press conference asked about him losing support among many of his fellow Democrats and unionists, and asked about Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden was at first defiant, saying the 바카라 게임 웹사이트UAW endorsed me, but go ahead,바카라 게임 웹사이트 meaning the United Auto Workers. But then he mixed up Harris and Trump, saying, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t have picked Vice President Trump to be Vice President if she wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t qualified."
As of Thursday evening, a dozen House Democrats had called for him to exit the race. The press conference was an effort to show he's up for another four years; voters are watching and elected officials are deciding whether to press for another choice.
Trump weighed in live on Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s news conference with a post on his social media network of a video clip of the president saying 바카라 게임 웹사이트Vice President Trump.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Trump added sarcastically, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Great job, Joe!바카라 게임 웹사이트
Earlier, Biden's campaign laid out what it sees as its path to keeping the White House in a new memo, saying that winning the 바카라 게임 웹사이트blue wall바카라 게임 웹사이트 states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the 바카라 게임 웹사이트clearest pathway바카라 게임 웹사이트 to victory. And it declared no other Democrat would do better against Trump.
바카라 게임 웹사이트There is also no indication that anyone else would outperform the president vs. Trump,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said the memo from campaign chair Jen O바카라 게임 웹사이트Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez that was obtained by The Associated Press.
The memo sought to brush back 바카라 게임 웹사이트hypothetical polling of alternative nominees 바카라 게임 웹사이트 as unreliable and it said such surveys 바카라 게임 웹사이트do not take into account the negative media environment that any Democratic nominee will encounter.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Meanwhile, the campaign has been quietly surveying voters on Vice President Kamala Harris to determine how she바카라 게임 웹사이트s viewed among the electorate, according to two people with knowledge of the campaign who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to talk about internal matters.
The people said the polling was not necessarily to show that she could be the nominee in Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s place, but rather to better understand how she바카라 게임 웹사이트s viewed. The research came after Trump stepped up his attacks against Harris following the debate, according to another person familiar with the effort. The survey was first reported by The New York Times.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I think I바카라 게임 웹사이트m the best qualified person to do the job,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said Thursday.
While Biden has expressed confidence in his chances, his campaign on Thursday acknowledged he is behind, and a growing number of the president바카라 게임 웹사이트s aides in the White House and the campaign privately harbor doubts that he can turn things around.
But they바카라 게임 웹사이트re taking their cues from Biden, expressing that he is in 100% unless and until he isn바카라 게임 웹사이트t, and there appears to be no organized internal effort to persuade the president to step aside. His allies were well aware heading into the week there would be more calls for him to step down, and they were prepared for it.
But in announcing a compact that would bring together NATO countries to support Ukraine, Biden referred to the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy as 바카라 게임 웹사이트President Putin바카라 게임 웹사이트 to audible gasps in the room. He quickly returned to the microphone: 바카라 게임 웹사이트President Putin - he바카라 게임 웹사이트s going to beat President Putin ... President Zelenskyy,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said.
Then he said: 바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m so focused on beating Putin,바카라 게임 웹사이트 in an effort to explain the gaffe.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I바카라 게임 웹사이트m better바카라 게임 웹사이트 Zelenskyy replied. 바카라 게임 웹사이트You바카라 게임 웹사이트re a hell of a lot better,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Biden said back.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer invited Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s team to meet with senators privately at the lunch hour to discuss concerns and the path forward, but some senators groused they would prefer to hear from the president himself. In the Senate, only Peter Welch of Vermont has so far called for Biden to step out of the race.
The 90-minute conversation with the president's team, which one person said included no new data, polling or game plan on how Biden would beat Trump, did not appear to change senators' minds. The person was granted anonymity to discuss the closed door session.
The meeting was frank, angry at times and also somewhat painful, since many in the room know and love Biden, said one senator who requested anonymity to discuss the private briefing. Senators confronted the advisers over Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s performance at the debate and the effect on Senate races this year
One Democrat, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, said afterward, 바카라 게임 웹사이트My belief is that the president can win, but he바카라 게임 웹사이트s got to be able to go out and answer voters' concerns. He바카라 게임 웹사이트s got to be able to talk to voters directly over the next few day."
At the same time, influential senators are standing strongly with Biden, leaving the party at an impasse.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, told AP he thinks Biden "is going to win this election. I think he has a chance to win it big.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Sanders said he has been publicly critical of the campaign, and said Biden needs to talk more about the future and his plans for the country. 바카라 게임 웹사이트As we come closer to Election Day, the choices are very clear," he said.
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Associated Press writers Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri and Linley Sanders contributed to this report.