US President Joe Biden, who is at his home in Delaware after contracting Covid-19, announced this Friday, July 19, that next week he will resume his campaign events for the November elections.
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The campaign made the announcement in a statement lashing out at the “dark vision” that former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) outlined during his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination on Thursday night at the party’s convention in Milwaukee.
“I’m looking forward to returning to the campaign trail next week”Biden said in the statement, which comes at a time when pressure has intensified for him to end his candidacy with more members of Congress publicly asking him on Friday to “pass the baton” to someone younger.
Biden remains “absolutely” on the campaign trail
US President Joe Biden remains “absolutely” in the race for re-election, his campaign manager said. despite mounting pressure over doubts about his physical and mental abilities.
Since his disastrous performance in the debate against Republican Donald Trump on June 27, Biden has been in chaos.
In the last days, Several Democratic congressmen have asked him to throw in the towelbecause they fear that the party will lose the elections on November 5.
For now, the 81-year-old president is holding firm.
“Absolutely the president is in this race”his campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon told MSNBC.
“Joe Biden is more determined than ever to defeat Donald Trump,” he added.
“You’ve heard the president directly time and time again, he’s in this race to win, and he’s our nominee, and he’s going to be our president for a second term,” he said.
Senior Democrats including former President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and current party leaders in both chambers of Congress have expressed concern about Biden’s health.
Twenty House Democrats and two senators have called on him to step down for another candidate.
“I’m not here to say it hasn’t been a tough few weeks for the campaign,” O’Malley Dillon said.
“There’s no doubt that they have been, and we’ve definitely seen some decline in support, but it’s been a small movement,” he said.
A series of polls show Biden behind Trump in the electoral race, even in all the key battleground states.
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