The 81-year-old Democratic president remained defiant on his tour of the state Pennsylvania, one of the key states facing November, first in a Pentecostal church predominantly African American in Philadelphia, then in an office of his Campaign and then in a union demonstration.
Arriving in Harrisburg, the state capital, the Reporters asked Biden if the Democratic Party supported himto which the president smiled and He answered out loud: “Yes.”
However the President’s disastrous performance in CNN debate against Donald Trump continues to generate a fog of unease among fellow Democrats, analysts and voters concerned about the president’s mental acuity and physical fitness to serve a second term.I know I’m not 40 years old,” that “I’ve already turned 40,” he said. at Mt Airy Church in a brief allusion to the debate.
Pressure mounts for Joe Biden to withdraw his candidacy in the US
Until now, Five congressmen have publicly called on Biden to step down. On Sunday the list was expanded when Four lawmakers, including two senior Democratic representatives Jerrold Nadler and Adam Smith, said on a call with key party figures that it was time for Biden to drop out of the race.The New York Times and Politico reported, citing sources close to the conversation.
The president, however, has declared that he is fit to serve and that he is the only one who can defeat Trump, and that he will go for the White House. Democratic lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill on Monday under pressure to fall in line and support Biden or urge him to step aside.
The next big test of Biden It will be on Thursday, when he will host the NATO leaders summit in Washington“We’re all imperfect,” Biden said Sunday before referring to the need to “bring America back together.” “That’s my goal. That’s what we’re going to do,” he said, as the crowd chanted “four more years.”
Earlier, Two high-profile Democratic congressmen warned that Biden still needed to win over voters concerned about his age. “There’s only one reason” the race between Trump and Biden “is close, and that’s the president’s age,” Rep. Adam Schiff told NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
He Democratic Senator Chris Murphy He said, in turn, that, “the president needs to do more”including unscheduled events such as town hall meetings, to assure voters that he has the mental acuity and physical fitness necessary for a second term.
“This week is going to be absolutely critical,” Murphy said. on CNN’s Sunday program “State of the Union.”
Joe Biden defends his candidacy and continues with the campaign, despite internal pressures
Biden also visited a Democratic campaign office to thank staff. He spoke for a few minutes, without using a teleprompter or reading from notes. In Harrisburg, he told a crowd: “I make no apologies. I am the most pro-union president in American history.”
Some Democrats remain loyal and firm with Bidenlike the senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who accompanied him on his tour of the state.
“There’s only one person in this country who has ever kicked Trump’s ass in an election, and that’s the president,” Fetterman said. to Democrats at the Philadelphia event.
The First Lady, Jill Biden, who according to some American media reports She is urging her husband to stay in the raceis scheduled to campaign on Monday in Georgia, Florida and North Carolina.
On Tuesday, the president will have to step away from the campaign trail to attend the NATO summit. There he will have to reassure his allies at a time when many European countries fear a Trump victory in November.
The 78-year-old Republican has long criticized NATO as an unfair burden on the United States, has expressed admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin and insisted he could bring about a quick end to fighting in Ukraine, which Moscow invaded in February 2022.
With only four months to go until election day, Any move to replace Biden as the nominee should come sooner rather than later.
Meanwhile, for the president and his campaign team, the strategy appears to be to hold on. The campaign has laid out an intense battle plan for July, including a flurry of television ads and trips to all the key states.
Source: Ambito
