2024-07-28 13:12:24
The US president ignored calls from within his own party to drop out of the presidential campaign and remains a candidate.
President Joe Biden took to the microphones to report that he remains firm in the face of the elections next November, where he will seek a second term in the White House against Donald Trump.
At a press conference, the head of state recounted his achievements, highlighting the fall in inflation, the agreements in Gaza and the support given to both NATO and Ukraine.
After this, he opened a round of questions, where the Reuters correspondent asked him about the voices that had emerged from his own sector, which urged him to step aside and for another name to compete with Trump on the ballot.
“I think I am the most qualified person to run for president. I beat him once and I will beat him again,” Biden replied.
This, since in the days leading up to Biden’s decision, At least 14 Democratic representatives in the US Congress expressed their rejection for the octogenarian president to continue in the race.
In response to this, he said that “the idea that senators and congressmen who are candidates should be concerned about the presidential candidate is not something new. For the moment, they have seen candidates who have won with lower numbers than mine.”
They are joined by a number of other donors and financiers, such as George Clooney, and other prominent politicians, such as Nancy Pelosi, who had declared the need for Joe Biden to drop out of the race for a second term.
The reasons for concern centered on the difficulty of overcoming Donald Trump in the November elections. Also considering that in the United States there is early voting, so the first votes are cast in advance.
In response, Biden stressed his suitability to be president again, arguing that “I have had three important and intense neurological exams, the last one in February, and they say I am in good shape. I am tested every day for my neurological abilities and for the decisions I make.”
“I have actually submitted all the records, I have not hidden anything. Ask Trump for his. And every day I am examined by good doctors,” he said.