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Biden defends his decision to continue running for a second presidential term

2024-07-12 10:39:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Biden defends his decision to continue running for a second presidential term
Joe Biden

President Joe Biden used his much-anticipated press conference Thursday to defend his foreign and domestic policies and dismissed concerns about his ability to serve another four years, though in one of his responses first, he confused the name of Vice President Kamala Harris with that of his rival Donald Trump.

"I am not in a race to preserve my heritage. I'm continuing the race to finish the job I started," said Mr. Biden, while insisting that his support among voters is strong and that he would stay in the race and win. President Biden made these comments at the conference to the press after the meeting with the leaders of the NATO countries, where earlier he confused the name of Ukrainian President Zelensky with that of Russian President Putin. He caught the mistake and corrected himself, while inviting the Ukrainian President to speak at the conference for the press.

Despite the confusion over names, President Biden dismissed any suggestion that he was slowing down or showing signs of decline and that he was unable to do the job of President. But he is facing a growing number of calls from Democratic lawmakers to drop out of the presidential race.

"My schedule has been busy," he declared. "So if I slow down and can't get the job done, that's a sign that he shouldn't do it (run for president). But there is no indication of that yet, none," he said.

Democrats are facing an intractable problem. Major donors, supporters and key lawmakers have doubts about Mr. Biden's ability to continue running for a second presidential term after his poor showing in the June 27 debate, but the 81-year-old president refuses to drop out, while prepares to face his Republican rival Donald Trump in a second debate./ VOA 





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