Will retire, won’t retire? Joe Biden gave his conditions this Wednesday. The US president, a candidate for re-election in next November’s presidential election, said he would reconsider his candidacy if he was diagnosed with a “medical” problem.
“If I had a medical problem that came up, if any, doctors came to see me and said to me: you have such and such a problem,” he told a reporter, then questioned on Tuesday by the media BET about this , which could make him think about throwing in the towel. This is the first time he has opened the door to the idea of abandoning his campaign.
Joe Biden has been playing for his political survival since his disastrous performance during his debate with Donald Trump, which sparked a wave of questions about his physical and mental capabilities.
“I have serious concerns about the president’s ability to defeat Donald Trump in November”
On Wednesday, California Rep. Adam Schiff urged Joe Biden to “pass the torch,” saying he doubted the president could beat Donald Trump in November. He thus becomes the highest-ranking elected Democrat to publicly make this request after the debate. It is also the first to relaunch this call since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a campaign rally on Saturday.
Adam Schiff made his announcement shortly before the president sought to woo Hispanic voters in Nevada. Joe Biden “was one of the most important presidents in our country’s history,” Adam Schiff said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “Another Trump presidency would undermine the very foundations of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about the president’s ability to defeat Donald Trump in November,” he added.
Calls for the president to resign were muted after the shooting of his Republican rival. Adam Schiff’s press release puts an end to this interlude.
Around twenty elected representatives from Parliament and one senator have so far called on Joe Biden to throw in the towel. Amid those tensions, Democratic Party officials on Wednesday announced their desire to speed up Mr. Biden’s nomination process with a virtual voting system, much to the dismay of those hoping to see him withdraw from the race.
Kamala Harris is considered the favorite
The system would make it possible to vote virtually in the first week of August rather than waiting for the Democratic convention, which begins in Chicago on August 19, when the candidate will officially be nominated for the presidential election on November 5 against Donald Trump.
Some Democrats strongly criticized this project, considering it a way to push Joe Biden’s candidacy through despite doubts about his abilities and without discussion of possible alternatives. Elected officials plan to sign a letter to condemn him.
Vice President Kamala Harris is considered the favorite if Joe Biden withdraws. Democratic officials estimate the virtual operation must be effective by Aug. 7, the deadline set by the state of Ohio to file candidate nominations.
Joe Biden says Democratic voters support him, but according to a recent poll, nearly two-thirds of them want the president to throw in the towel.
