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Joe Biden has reportedly told a key ally he may not be able to continue with his 2024 campaign if he cannot change the American electorate’s mind about his health and well-being with his next handful of public appearances, the first indication from the president that he understands the seriousness of the damage done by his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, last week.
But Biden also said on a call with White House staff on Wednesday: “No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win.”
Biden, 81, has an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News scheduled on Friday and campaign stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as he seeks to reassure voters and his party that he remains the right man to lead the country.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates wasted no time in dismissing the story, calling the claim “absolutely false” and attacking The New York Times for not giving the West Wing sufficient time to respond to its request for comment.
Key Points
- Biden insists ‘I’m not leaving’ while allies prepare for end of his campaign
- Trump moves ahead of Biden in new CBS post-debate poll
- Press secretary reiterates that Biden isn’t dropping out
- Biden staffers preparing to move Kamala Harris to the top of the ticket: ‘It’s a case of when, not if’
- Biden: ‘I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end'
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One clear sign emerged on Wednesday that Biden is at least weighing the idea of stepping aside: he and Vice President Kamala Harris lunched and Harris received the President’s Daily Brief, which she only receives occasionally alongside the president.
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Make no mistake that Democrats, the mainstream media, and the swamp colluded to hide the truth from the American public - Joe Biden is weak, failed, dishonest, and not fit for the White House.
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Press secretary reiterates that Biden isn’t dropping out
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked on Wednesday why she didn’t mention Biden’s grueling travel schedule yesterday when she simply said his poor debate performance was because of a cold.
“That is my bad. That is definitely part of the explanation of what occurred. I did know that. I was so focused on the cold so that’s what I wanted to talk about,” she said during a press briefing.
Asked about what occurred at today’s lunch between Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Jean-Pierre said: “They regularly have lunch. I’m not going to get into private conversations.”
She reiterated that Biden isn’t dropping out.
“He traveled, and then he got a cold,” she added.
Biden was in France in early June, in Italy on June 12, in Los Angeles for a fundraiser on June 15, then back in Washington on June 16. The debate was nearly two weeks after that.
Asked if Biden feels like he let people down, the press secretary said, “He’s very sensitive to how people feel … He has that IQ … to feel people’s pains, feel people’s concern … That’s what makes this president so unique”
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