Is Joe Biden finally resigning? The pressure on the US president is growing, and more and more well-known Democrats are apparently losing faith in the 81-year-old.
Things are getting increasingly tight for Joe Biden, the incumbent US President and renewed Democratic presidential candidate. More and more and more important voices are said to be persuading the 81-year-old, who is currently suffering from Corona, to give up his candidacy – including, according to media reports, former President Barack Obama.
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The New York Times quoted several people close to Biden as saying they believed the 81-year-old had begun to accept that he might lose the November election to his Republican rival Donald Trump and might have to drop out of the race for the White House.
One person is quoted as saying: “Reality prevails.” According to the report, the person would not be surprised if Biden soon endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic presidential candidate. Meanwhile, news portal Axios quoted party officials as saying that Biden could drop out of the race for the White House as early as this weekend. NBC quoted a person close to Biden as saying: “We are close to the end.”
According to reports, Biden also recently met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Both warned Biden that his candidacy would cloud the Democrats’ prospects in the November election.
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Obama also apparently doubts his former vice
According to a report, former President Barack Obama expressed doubts to confidants that Biden would run again. Obama believes that Biden’s chances of winning have diminished and that the 81-year-old should “seriously think about the viability of his candidacy,” the Washington Post quoted Obama’s entourage as saying. There was initially no direct reaction from Obama.
Biden served as Obama’s vice president during his presidency from 2009 to 2017. Obama still has great influence in the Democratic Party and would be the most prominent party member at this point to call on Biden to give up his candidacy.
The Washington Post also reported, citing three congressmen, that former Democratic Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi also believes Biden is on the verge of being eliminated. She also has serious doubts that he can win the election in November against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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The debate about Biden’s suitability for a second term was sparked by his erratic and confused performance in the televised debate with former president and challenger Trump at the end of June. Since then, Biden has made further blunders. But he is insisting on his candidacy, pointing to his landslide victory in the Democratic Party primaries and touting himself as the best candidate against Trump.
Biden remains in corona isolation
On Wednesday, the White House announced that Biden had been infected with the coronavirus. He then retreated to his private home in Rehoboth, Delaware, with mild symptoms, where he is isolating himself for the time being. Biden had recently been in Las Vegas, Nevada, to canvass for votes, especially among the Hispanic population. After the positive test, two campaign appearances were canceled. And for the time being, further appointments are on hold.
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The president’s doctor said Biden had come to see him with respiratory problems, a runny nose and cough. He had received his first dose of the Covid drug Paxlovid. On Thursday, the doctor said Biden still had mild symptoms. He did not have a fever. Biden is in the risk group because of his advanced age. He last tested positive for the virus in the summer two years ago. The forced Corona break should give Biden time to think.
Source: Stern
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