US President Joe Biden is not considering withdrawing from the 2024 US election campaign, the White House has insisted. The comment comes after his poor debate performance triggered calls for him to withdraw.
US President Joe Biden is “absolutely not” considering withdrawing from the 2024 US election race and he is “moving forward with his campaign,” the White House said on Wednesday. Despite a disastrous television debate against Republican challenger Donald Trump leaving him up to six points behind in the polls and calls from some concerned senior Democrats for him to withdraw, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted that Biden would not be stepping aside.
“The president is moving forward,” she told reporters. “He’s moving forward as being president, he’s moving forward with his campaign, that’s the President’s focus. Anything else that we’re hearing or that’s being reported is absolutely false.”
