– Joe Biden tries to reassure donors
After his disastrous debate, Joe Biden went to several fundraisers for his campaign this Saturday to reassure donors.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden step off the presidential plane Air Force One in New Jersey, June 29, 2024.
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US President Joe Biden attended three fundraisers for his campaign on Saturday and tried to reassure the biggest donors, saying he could win the presidential election despite his chaotic performance in the debate against his predecessor Donald Trump. “I didn’t have a good night but neither did Trump,” the Democratic candidate said at one of the fundraisers held in the states of New York and New Jersey, in the northeastern United States. “I promise you that we will win this election,” he added.
Jill Biden forcefully defended her 81-year-old husband in the face of calls to withdraw his candidacy, saying that “Joe is not only the right person for the job, he is the only person for the job.” Both traveled to New Jersey on Saturday for a fundraiser in which the state’s Democratic governor, Phil Murphy, was also attending.
“I understand your concern after the debate,” declared the American president, saying: “I will fight harder.” Joe Biden’s candidacy has been the subject of doubts, since his disastrous performance during the debate against former President Donald Trump, Thursday evening, between swallowed words, unfinished sentences and haggard expression, a poor performance which shook his supporters and caused the media to react.
Support from Barack Obama and Bill Clinton
In an editorial, the prestigious American daily New York Times portrayed Joe Biden as being “the shadow of a leader”, after having “failed his own test” during the televised duel. “The greatest public service that Mr. Biden could perform today would be to announce that he will not run for reelection,” the editorial board wrote, adding, however, that he has been “an admirable president “.
No Democratic Party figure has yet joined the call for him to step down. Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton reiterated their support for Joe Biden on Friday. According to a public memo from Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, the head of the Democratic candidate’s campaign, an internal poll after the debate concluded that “voters’ opinions (had) not changed.”
Jennifer O’Malley Dillon also says support grew during the debate and after it, with $27 million raised by Friday night, she said.
AFP
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