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United States President and re-election candidate Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign this Sunday following a political crisis that erupted after his disastrous performance in the first election
United States President and re-election candidate Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign this Sunday following a political crisis that erupted after his disastrous performance in the first election debate against his rival Donald Trump.
How did you get here?
27th of June – Debate against Trump: Biden and Trump meet in Atlanta for the first televised debate of the election cycle. Biden, who has spent nearly a week preparing for the debate, shows up hoarse-voiced, slow, tired and struggling to finish some sentences.
June 28 – First rally after the debates: Biden appears energized again at a campaign event in North Carolina, where he insists he is qualified and plans to win the election in November.
June 28 – The New York Times Asks Biden to Drop Out of the Presidential Race“To serve his country, President Biden should drop out of the race,” the influential newspaper’s editorial board wrote.
July 2 – First lawmaker asks Biden to drop nomination: Rep. Lloyd Doggett, R-Texas, said in a statement that the president’s “first obligation” should be to the nation.
3 July – First Post-Debate Polls Give Trump Advantage: Two polls from two US newspapers are alarming and give the former president an advantage over Biden: The Wall Street Journal gives Trump 48% support among voters compared to 42% for the Democrat, while the New York Times shows a 3% lead for the Republican.
July 6 – Biden gives first interview after debate: The President gives an interview to ABC and assures that the only way he will drop out of the re-election race will be if “Almighty God” asks him to do so.
July 6 – Top Democratic donors threaten to freeze funds: Dozens of donors are threatening to cut off the party’s funding to pressure Biden to step down, including Moriah Foundation President Gideon Stein, Walt Disney heiress Abigail Disney and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings.
July 10 – Actor George Clooney Calls for Biden to Step Down: In an opinion column, the actor alludes to the president’s mental and physical deterioration: “The only battle (Biden) can’t win is the fight against time. None of us can.”
July 10 – First Democratic US Senator Publicly Calls for Biden’s Resignation: In a column in The Washington Post, Democrat Peter Welch asks the president to resign to make way for other “young and energetic” politicians.
July 11 – Biden made a couple of mistakes during the NATO summit in Washington: Biden attends the NATO summit in Washington and gives a solo press conference. The president makes mistakes: he calls Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky “President Putin” and confuses Kamala Harris with Donald Trump.
July 11 – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Meets With Biden: The Democratic minority leader is expressing concern to the president that the party risks gaining control of the House if Biden remains on the ticket, according to leaked media reports.
July 13 – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Visits Biden in Delaware: The lawmaker is trying to persuade Biden to abandon his re-election plans, some US media reported.
July 13 – Assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump: The former president was shot in the ear after a 20-year-old man fired multiple shots toward the stage where Trump was holding a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
July 17th – Biden Cuts Short Campaign Events in Nevada, Tests Positive for Covid-19: The president tests positive for Covid-19 while campaigning in key state of Nevada, cancels rally to speak to Latino community, returns to Delaware.
July 18 – Obama and Pelosi sound alarm: Former President Barack Obama told his inner circle that Biden should “seriously reconsider” his future candidacy, The Washington Post reports. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Biden in a phone call that polls were against him, CNN reports.
July 19 – Pressure mounts from Democratic lawmakers to drop nomination: Thirteen Democrats in Congress have called on Biden to end his re-election campaign and “pass the baton” so that a younger leader can take on Trump (2017-2021) in November.
21 July – Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race: Biden caves in to pressure: he announces he is suspending his re-election campaign in the interests of his party and the country, declares he is finishing out his term, and endorses Harris ahead of the election.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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