2024-07-12 02:46:14
US President Joe Biden (Democrat) is facing the aftermath of his crushing defeat in last month’s TV debate. As of the 10th (local time), 14 days have passed since the debate, but there are still continuous calls for resignation from both inside and outside the party for ‘candidate Biden’ who is planning to run in the November presidential election.
With the presidential election fast approaching in about four months, there are predictions that if the resignation argument fails to be resolved quickly, ‘Candidate Biden’ will inevitably disappear.
Accordingly, attention is focused on President Biden’s every move. The focus right now is on the last day (11th) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit being held in Washington, D.C.
President Biden is holding an ‘unscripted’ solo press conference today, expressing his intention to allay the ‘risk of old age’ raised against him.
It was initially expected that the ‘candidate resignation theory’ regarding President Biden would enter a lull the previous day (the 9th). This was because both the Senate Democratic luncheon and the House closed-door meeting that discussed President Biden’s resignation that day effectively decided not to push President Biden out of the candidacy.
However, the ‘Biden resignation theory’ began to gain strength again the following day (the 10th). This was when former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Joe Biden’s ‘steadfast ally’, and actor George Clooney, who actively participated in raising funds for the presidential election, made statements on that day asking President Biden to withdraw his candidacy.
Here, following the House of Representatives, there are now lawmakers in the Senate who are publicly calling for the withdrawal of their candidates. As the sense of crisis that they will suffer a crushing defeat in the November elections, not only in the presidential election but also in both houses (the Senate and the House of Representatives), there are also signs that some lawmakers are considering distancing themselves from President Biden.
It appears that big donors have already cut their losses. It is said that this month’s support from big donors to the Biden camp may be reduced by half or less compared to last month.
According to the Financial Times (FT), one donor who has been donating to the Democratic Party for several years said, “(The Democratic Party and Biden) are running out of money,” and “When I talk to other donors, they say they have no plans to give ‘9 to 1’.”
Senior Biden camp officials will meet with party senators on the 11th with election analysis data. They will present analysis of the situation and outlook, etc., in an attempt to change the ‘cold hearts’ of the lawmakers.
There is reportedly a consensus among President Biden’s aides that “more effort must be made to allay the party’s anxiety.”
Above all, the decisive moment for the argument about President Biden’s resignation is definitely the press conference on the afternoon of the 11th at the NATO summit. The press conference that day will be held without a script. CNN reported that diplomats from NATO member countries will sit in the front row of the stage and watch President Biden.
This will be President Biden’s first solo press conference since a 21-minute press conference in November 2023 and his 15th during his presidency.
While there has been a great deal of attention on President Biden’s words and actions since the debate, President Biden is taking the position that he must dispel the risk of aging through this press conference.
If he makes another verbal gaffe or shows a weak image this time, it will not be easy for him to continue his life as ‘Candidate Biden’.
It has been reported that President Biden’s side is also analyzing that they may be able to take a breather during the Republican National Convention to be held from the 15th to the 18th. They are saying that the attention focused on President Biden may be diverted to the Republican Party for a while.
Politico reported that “President Biden’s team believes the calendar will soon be in Biden’s favor.”
(Seoul = News 1)
2024-07-12 02:46:14