The US President insisted on his candidacy for the presidential elections, Joe Biden, during his campaign rally in Wisconsin. “I’m running and I’m going to win again,” Biden said.
In front of about 300 supporters at a Wisconsin high school, he discussed his performance in the first debate with Donald Trump, noting that “I can’t say it was my best performance.” “I beat Donald Trump,” he said, adding, “I will beat him again.”
The demonstration came ahead of an interview that could be a turning point for Biden, who is under pressure to abandon the campaign trail after his disastrous debate performance against Republican Donald Trump fueled concerns that the 81-year-old Democrat will not be able to hold office for another four years.
Challenge “from within”
Earlier, Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healy urged Biden to “listen to the American people and carefully consider whether he remains our best hope for defeating Donald Trump,” as health concerns intensified following the disastrous telefight and the president’s mental state.
According to the Washington Post, Senator Mark R. Warner is trying to assemble a group of other Democratic senators who will urge Biden to drop out of the race. His spokeswoman, Rachel Cohen, would neither confirm nor deny that the senator believes Biden should retire. “Like many others in Washington and around the country, Senator Warner believes these are critical days for the president’s campaign and has made that clear to the White House,” she said in a statement.
As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Warner is seen as having significant influence. He also represents a state, Virginia, that Biden will need to win in November if he is to keep his reelection hopes alive.
With information from AP, Reuters, AFP, APE-MPE