Joe Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign, vows to stay 'to the end'
US President Joe Biden worked to calm senior Democrats and staff on his campaign on Wednesday, as reports suggested he was weighing his future after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week.
Biden had a private lunch with Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House, amidst growing speculation that she might replace him as the Democratic candidate for the upcoming November election.
Following the lunch, Biden and Harris joined a broader Democratic campaign call where Biden reaffirmed his commitment to remain in the race, with Harris expressing her continued support. "I'm the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one's pushing me out. I'm not leaving," Biden stated on the call, according to a source from BBC News.
This message was echoed in a fundraising email sent out by the Biden-Harris campaign a few hours later. "Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: I'm running," Biden declared in the email, emphasizing that he was "in this race until the end."
Speculation about the 81-year-old President's continuation in the campaign intensified after the debate with Trump, which featured moments of verbal lapses, a weak voice, and some confusing responses. These issues have raised concerns within Democratic circles regarding his fitness for office and his ability to secure victory in the election.
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