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Joe Biden has reportedly told a key ally he may not be able to continue with his 2024 campaign if he cannot change the American electorate’s mind about his health and well-being with his next handful of public appearances, the first indication from the president that he understands the seriousness of the damage done by his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, last week.
But Biden also said on a call with White House staff on Wednesday: “No one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win.”
Biden, 81, has an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News scheduled on Friday and campaign stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as he seeks to reassure voters and his party that he remains the right man to lead the country.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates wasted no time in dismissing the story, calling the claim “absolutely false” and attacking The New York Times for not giving the West Wing sufficient time to respond to its request for comment.
Second House Democrat calls for Biden to step aside
A second House Democrat has called for President Joe Biden to step aside.
Rep Raúl Grijalva of Arizona told The New York Times: “If he’s the candidate, I’m going to support him, but I think that this is an opportunity to look elsewhere.”
He added: “What he needs to do is shoulder the responsibility for keeping that seat — and part of that responsibility is to get out of this race.”
Gustaf Kilander3 July 2024 21:33
Right-wing leader warns of ‘second American Revolution’ that will remain ‘bloodless if the left allows it to be’
The president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation made a cryptic threat to the “radical left” while warning of a second “revolution” sweeping the country.
“We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told Real America’s Voice on Tuesday.
Kelly Rissman3 July 2024 21:30
VIDEO: Biden Seeks to Reassure Amid Debate Critique and Fitness Doubts
Gustaf Kilander3 July 2024 21:00
Biden had scheduled naps during debate prep after he blames jet lag for disastrous performance
Joe Biden claims his poor performance at last week’s presidential debate was due to being tired after traveling “around the world a couple of times” in the days before the debate.
Biden was exhausted from back-to-back trips to Europe, prompting his team to cut his debate preparation sessions by two days to allow him to rest at his Delaware beach house. The preparations lasted for six days, never beginning before 11am and Biden was afforded time for a nap in the afternoon each day, one source told The Times.
Mike Bedigan, Andrew Feinberg, Gustaf Kilander3 July 2024 20:30
Trump campaign issues statement on ‘total collapse’ of the Democrats
Every Democrat who is calling on Crooked Joe Biden to quit was once a supporter of Biden and his failed policies that lead to extreme inflation, an open border, and chaos at home and abroad.
Make no mistake that Democrats, the mainstream media, and the swamp colluded to hide the truth from the American public – Joe Biden is weak, failed, dishonest, and not fit for the White House.
Every one of them has lied about Joe Biden’s cognitive state and supported his disastrous policies over the past four years, especially Cackling Copilot Kamala Harris.
President Trump will beat any Democrat on November 5th because he has a proven record and an agenda to Make America Great Again.”
Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles / Trump campaign
Gustaf Kilander3 July 2024 20:18
Press secretary reiterates that Biden isn’t dropping out
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked on Wednesday why she didn’t mention Biden’s grueling travel schedule yesterday when she simply said his poor debate performance was because of a cold.
“That is my bad. That is definitely part of the explanation of what occurred. I did know that. I was so focused on the cold so that’s what I wanted to talk about,” she said during a press briefing.
Asked about what occurred at today’s lunch between Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Jean-Pierre said: “They regularly have lunch. I’m not going to get into private conversations.”
She reiterated that Biden isn’t dropping out.
“He traveled, and then he got a cold,” she added.
Biden was in France in early June, in Italy on June 12, in Los Angeles for a fundraiser on June 15, then back in Washington on June 16. The debate was nearly two weeks after that.
Asked if Biden feels like he let people down, the press secretary said, “He’s very sensitive to how people feel … He has that IQ … to feel people’s pains, feel people’s concern … That’s what makes this president so unique”
Alex Woodward and Gustaf Kilander3 July 2024 20:13
How the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling opened the door for a shocking question: Can presidents kill their rivals?
Can a president order a rival’s assassination and get away with it?
It was an absurd hypothetical raised by an appeals court judge to point out the literally unbelievable and dangerous consequences of the legal argument from Donald Trump’s attorneys.
There has never been any legal precedent that would give a president such authority. But according to legal scholars, attorneys and the Supreme Court’s liberal justices, the decision has seemingly opened the door to question whether the commander in chief can commit legal murder.
Alex Woodward3 July 2024 20:00
Trump lashes out at Biden over Iran
Would somebody please inform our WORST President in history, Crooked Joe Biden, who doesn’t have a clue, that while he dithers around and illegally attacks his political opponent, ME, and is always trying to blame everyone else for the MANY, MANY, MANY mistakes he has made, IRAN IS RAPIDLY BUILDING A LARGE SCALE ARSENAL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
Once they have them, which will be soon, all negotiations STOP. That’s when our incompetent fool of a President will drop to his knees and beg IRAN for mercy.
“Please, Please, Please, Mr. Ayatollah, SIR, I will give you everything, I will do anything you demand. Don’t hurt us!” This is the position that this stupid fool has put us in.
Three years ago, under “TRUMP,” Iran was BROKE — NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS, OR PROSPECTS. BIDEN HAS MADE THEM RICH, AND HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
They started the attack on Israel and desperately want to become openly involved. “Death to Israel,” they chant. DON’T LET IRAN HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS!
Donald Trump on Truth Social
Gustaf Kilander3 July 2024 19:30
Biden insists ‘I’m not leaving’ while allies prepare for end of his campaign
President Joe Biden has insisted to his campaign staff that no one is pushing him out and that he’s “not leaving” his re-election campaign after multiple reports have suggested that he is preparing to drop out if he fails crucial campaign tests in the days and weeks ahead.
“Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running,” he reportedly told campaign staff on a call on Wednesday.
“No one’s pushing me out,” he said. “I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win.”
Alex Woodward3 July 2024 19:12
Trump moves ahead of Biden in new CBS post-debate poll
A new poll from CBS News shows that Donald Trump has taken a slight lead over President Joe Biden. The former president slightly trailed Biden last month.
CBS News surveyed 2,826 registered voters between in the days after the debate between June 28 and July 2, with a margin of error of 2.3 points.
Eric Garcia3 July 2024 19:00
