Barack Obamaformer president of USA On two occasions, he referred to the current president Joe Bidento whom he asked “seriously reconsider” the viability of his candidacy for the presidential elections in November.
Obama joins a long line of criticism against Biden, whose campaign is foundering after his disastrous performance in the debate against his competitor Donald Trump, and a large number of public appearances where he looked lost, in addition to a endless errorsas when ”Putin” said to the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
The former president in the 2009-2017 period assured that the candidate for reelection should “seriously reconsider” his candidacy, since ”the chances of victory have been considerably reduced”as reported by The Washington PostIn this way, Obama would have confessed to those closest to him that he will not continue supporting Biden, increasing the pressure on the president of the North American country.
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats and the 70% of Americans They consider that Biden should withdraw his candidacy for the November 5 election and make way for another representative of the Democratic Party to run, according to a poll by Associated Press (AP)-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Obama had supported him after his performance in the debate
Obama, who now appears to have reversed course, had endorsed Biden last month after his poor performance in the debate against Trump: “Bad debate nights happen, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary people his entire life and someone who only cares about himself,” he wrote on his X account.
He also added that the president is “someone who tells the truth and distinguishes right from wrong” and Trump as “someone who lies through his teeth for his own benefit.”
And he ended by explaining the importance of Biden’s campaign: “That didn’t change last night, and that’s why there’s so much at stake in November.”.
Joe Biden forgot the name of his Secretary of Defense: “The black guy”
Biden added another item to the long list of mistakes he has been making in interviews and public events. This time, He forgot the name of a senior cabinet official while making a television statement.
He referred to Defense Minister Lloyd Austin as ”the black guy”further increasing doubts about his health, as well as increasing pressure for him to withdraw his candidacy. In addition, he is not helped at all by the recent announcement of his contagion of covid-19, which forced him to pause the campaign and will require some time to recover.
”It’s about treating people with dignity. For example, look at the pressure I’m getting because I appointed a, uh, Secretary of Defense, a black man [ininteligible]”I appointed Ketanji Brown, I mean, because of the people I’ve appointed,” he continued, referring to the Supreme Court associate justice. Ketanji Brown Jacksonspeaking to Black Entertainment Television (BET).
Source: Ambito
