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In an interview on CBS this Sunday, August 11, Joe Biden admitted in June 2023 that he gave up the final mandate under pressure from his Democratic camp.
United States – Many of them pushed him out. In an interview that aired on Sunday, August 11, on television CBSJoe Biden has admitted that he dropped the final mandate under pressure from his Democratic camp. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi especially pressed him.
The US president, who dropped out of the race for the White House on July 21, explained that he expressed serious fears about the Democratic Party’s chances of re-election during regional legislative elections on the same day. Presidential Election, November 5.
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“Many of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought I was going to hurt them.”Only Nancy Pelosi agreed.
The influential former leader of the Democratic Party admitted last week that he had warned 81-year-old Joe Biden’s campaign that he would not lead. “Not on the winning streak”, Because of his age and face “Danger” Donald Trump.
A Californian elected official also made the assessment in early July “legitimate” To wonder about the health of the President as the presidential election approaches.
For three weeks, the US press has been claiming that Nancy Pelosi, who never supported Joe Biden, and former President Barack Obama pressured the White House tenant to throw in the towel.
SO, “I was worried that if I stayed in the race, you’d only question me about it.”The person involved responded at CBS, who conducted this short interview at the White House a few days ago.
His “age” came into balance
Joe Biden also half-heartedly admitted that he weighed his age in his decision to quit, rather than being in better shape than he was during a disastrous June 27 debate on CNN against Donald Trump.
“I can’t tell you how old I am (…) It’s hard for me to get it out of my mouth”The octogenarian admitted that he often fumbled for words and that oral expression in a weak and hoarse voice was sometimes difficult to understand.
But he assured that no “No serious problem” He was the evening of this disastrous debate against health and Donald Trump “Really, really, on a bad day (…) I’m sick”.
After he stepped down, Joe Biden immediately backed his running mate, Kamala Harris, 59. Immediately on the campaign trail, the former attorney and senator from California, a black woman of Jamaican and Indian descent, will be nominated at the Democratic convention in Chicago, Aug. 19-22. Tim Walls.
“Duty to Country”
“I owe it to the country to do the most important thing in our power: we must defeat Trump,” insisted Joe Biden, promising to campaign with “the ticket.” Harris/Wallace enjoys momentum within the party and among Democratic voters.
Polls released on Saturday showed Kamala Harris winning against Donald Trump in three key states that could decide the fate of the election, reversing the trend of recent months as the Republican campaign winds down.
Because for Joe Biden, his rival, Donald Trump, turned American democracy upside down in a decade. “A Real Threat to America’s Security” If he returns to the White House on January 20, 2025.
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