US: Biden accused some Democrats of attempting to push him out of the presidential race.
US President, Mr Joe Biden assured that every Democratic governor wants him to “stay in the race. He said this while speaking to the press before boarding Air Force One after a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin.
The President emphasized that he is the best option to defeat Mr Donald Trump, citing his previous victory over Trump and claiming he has “gotten more done than any other president.”
“Look, I have a cognitive test every single day,” Biden told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, referring to the tasks he faces daily in a rigorous job. “Every day, I’ve had tests. Everything I do,” Mr Biden said
Amidst efforts to quell concerns over his recent debate performance, Mr Biden accused some Democrats of attempting to push him out of the presidential race.
In a spirited speech, he defied his critics and mocked Trump.
Mr Biden’s visit to Wisconsin, a key battleground state, aimed to rally voters and included a television interview. This interview will be closely watched, as his debate with Mr Trump has led some within his party, including major donors, to question his ability to secure a second term.
During the interview, Mr Biden insisted he was not more frail than he was in 2020. He said he undergoes “ongoing assessment” by his personal doctors and they “don’t hesitate to tell me” if something is wrong.
“Can I run the 100 in 10 flat? No. But I’m still in good shape,” Mr Biden said.
As for the debate, “I didn’t listen to my instincts in terms of preparing,” Mr Biden added.
Biden suggested that Trump’s disruptions — while standing just a few feet from him — had flustered him: “I realized that, even when I was answering a question and they turned his mic off, he was still shouting and I let it distract me. I’m not blaming it on that. But I realized that I just wasn’t in control.”
Asked how he might turn the race around, Biden argued that one key would be large and energetic rallies like the one he held Friday in Wisconsin. When pressed that Trump routinely draws larger crowds, the president laid into his opponent.
“Trump is a pathological lair,” Biden said, accusing Trump of bungling the federal response to the COVID pandemic and failing to create jobs. “You ever see something that Trump did that benefited someone else and not him?”
Biden also insisted he was the “most qualified” to lead Democrats against Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.