United State of America: The President of America, Joe Biden pledged to stay in the White House race Friday, defying a growing Democratic party revolt that raised speculation he could step down this weekend.
Joe Biden said in a statement that the stakes are high, and the choice is clear. Together, we will win,” the 81-year-old said in a statement from the Delaware beach home where he is in sick bed.
As his doctor announced that the president had recuperated from the illness’s symptoms, Biden stated, “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week.”
Nevertheless, Biden’s electoral prospects appears to be in far worse shape as two senators and ten more House Democrats formally requested him to step down from his presidential bid against Donald Trump in November.
Concerns of Biden’s age and health emerged three weeks ago amid a disappointing debate performance against Trump. He has gotten calls to step down from over thirty House Democrats as well as four senators.
A key donor, Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz, also joined other supporters such as actor George Clooney who want Biden to step down.
The New York Times described Moritz as arguing sadly President Biden has to decide between vanity and virtue.”
The walls appeared to be closing in with polls suggesting that Trump is planning for a return to the Oval Office, states that prominent Democratic lawmakers have also expressed concerns, and a drying up of funds.
Although there was not an official consent to withdraw from the campaign, a few members of Biden’s family have “discussed what an exit from his campaign might look like,” as reported by NBC News.
In the unlikely scenario that Biden withdraws, Vice President Kamala Harris, the front-runner of the Democratic nomination for president, will take on as the candidate if Biden does. On Friday, harris was on an emergency call with supporters.
However, Biden’s team denied rumors that he would quit, stating that although there had been some “shifts,
In spite of speculations that he would quit, Biden’s campaign asserted that despite some “slippage” in support, he still the favorite for president.
Campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said, “Absolutely the president’s in this race,” on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show. “Joe Biden has been determined to win Donald Trump more than ever.”
