He US President Joe Biden has vowed to remain in the 2024 presidential race during a call with campaign staffers Wednesday and assured Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill that he was ready to run for reelection, despite his disastrous performance in the presidential debates since last week.
Biden called worried members of his campaign team and told them he would not leave the race, according to two people familiar with the call.
“I will apply”Biden said, adding that was still the leader of the Democratic Party and that he was not going to be expelledthe source said.
He The president will meet with Democratic governors Wednesday to reassure them he is up to the task of being the party’s standard-bearer. after a volatile debate against Republican Donald Trump. Some governors will participate virtually.
Asked Wednesday whether Biden was considering dropping out of the race, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierresaid:
In its turn, He White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Batesreplied in a message For publication New York Times which stated that Biden considered dropping out of the presidential race:
This statement is absolutely false. If the New York Times had given us more than seven minutes to comment, we would have told them so.
Biden spoke with a representative Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leaderon Tuesday, and with Senator Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority LeaderA White House spokesman announced this on Wednesday.
He also spoke on Wednesday with House Democrat Jim Clyburnwhose office later reported that they had had a long private conversation.
Clyburn, a prominent Democratic politician who played a major role in Biden’s 2020 victory, said cnn on Wednesday, that Party to hold ‘mini-primaries’ if president resignsbeing the first senior party member to publicly outline how exactly to replace him as a candidate.
Clyburn, who said Tuesday that would support Vice President Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate if Biden steps down, she added:
If she were a candidate, we would need a strong candidate.
Biden’s shaky performance in the debate against Trump in Atlanta last week has sparked calls for him to step down as the Democratic presidential nominee in the November 5 election.
On Tuesday, Democrats raised new concerns about Biden: A member of the House of Representatives asked him to step down as president And Former Speaker Nancy Pelosia longtime Biden ally said it was It is natural to wonder whether the president’s speech in Atlanta was a “bad episode” or a permanent condition.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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