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As he boarded Air Force One for a trip to rally Democratic voters in Wisconsin, Biden was asked whether he could beat his rival. "Yes,” he responded. (Reporting by Andrea Shalal, Katharine Jackson; Editing by Caitlin Webber) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.
President Biden scrambles to save his reelection with a trip to Wisconsin and a network TV interview
President Joe Biden is fighting to save his endangered reelection effort as he holds a rally in Wisconsin and sits down for a network television interview there
If President Biden ends up leaving the race, Republicans will be left alone with their own old candidate: Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, said his disastrous debate performance last week was a “bad episode” and there were “no indications of any serious condition” in
Polling, support and donations would have to further worsen — and then lawmakers would have to step in for Biden to exit, allies and advisers say.
Donald Trump's campaign and some of his allies have launched a pre-emptive political strike on Vice President Kamala Harris, moving swiftly to try to discredit her.
Biden traveled to Wisconsin, a political battleground state, to rally voters and sit for a television interview that will be closely watched after his debate with Trump prompted some Democrats and donors to question whether he can handle a second four-year term.
In Biden's first sit-down interview since last week's debate against former President Donald Trump, the president acknowledged the debate was a "bad episode," but pushed back strongly against broader questions about his age and mental fitness.
In any event, let’s not lose sight of the fact that Trump’s debate performance didn’t exactly inspire trust and confidence either. Far from it! Trump’s attacks on Biden, in the words of the Bard, were “full of sound and fury” but ultimately signified nothing.
President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign, arguing the stakes extend far beyond his own political prospects to the future of the country's economy and democracy itself.
Just over a week after Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Democratic voters seem down on the president’s chances, and ready for an alternative candidate.
Biden continues to deflect concerns over the his ability to defeat Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The Democrat dug in, unwilling to entertain criticism from his own party or acknowledge he’s losing his race against Donald Trump.
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday battled to put down an uprising among some Democrats pushing him to abandon his reelection campaign after a poor debate performance,
However attractive an open convention might seem, it fails the reality test, and makes it no more likely a Democratic nominee could prevail Nov. 5.
President Biden said during his ABC News interview that former President Donald Trump allegedly "shouting" during last week's debate "distracted" him, worsening his performance.
Biden suggested he would be OK losing to Trump in November as long as he gave it his all — undercutting the heart of his 2024 presidential platform.
Biden sat down for his first one-on-one interview Friday to discuss the future of his campaign. The president is adamant on remaining in the race.
By Andrea Shalal, Stephanie Kelly and Kanishka Singh MADISON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden again called his debate against Republican opponent Donald Trump "a bad episode," but remained resolute in an interview with ABC News on Friday that he was the candidate to beat Trump in November's election.
President Joe Biden denied that his debate against Trump hurt him in the polls and is causing growing calls for him to step aside.
As President Joe Biden attempts to rebound from his lackluster debate performance, he has tried to steer the conversation back to former President Donald Trump's record.
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden scrambled to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance on Friday, using an ABC News interview to argue again that he had a bad night,
The president is seeking to defuse a political crisis over his candidacy that has snowballed since last week's debate.
At the high-stakes event intended to reassure the state's Democratic voters he's up to the job after a rough debate performance last week, Biden energetically spoke about the policies his administration has implemented and the risks that another Trump presidency would bring.
President Biden defiantly says he's 'staying in the race' during a campaign rally in battleground Wisconsin. In part of an ABC interview, he calls his debate performance last week a 'bad episode.'
President Joe Biden said he's staying in the 2024 presidential race and will beat former President Donald Trump, despite concerns about a disastrous debate.
President Joe Biden declared he was staying in the presidential race and denounced efforts to push him out during a raucous rally in Wisconsin, kicking off a furious effort to restore the faith of voters,
Democrats fighting for re-election in competitive races are avoiding questions about Biden's debate performance and his status as Democratic nominee.
By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, scrambling to defuse a political crisis over his shaky debate performance, traveled to the state of Wisconsin on Friday to rally voters and sit for a television interview that will be closely watched.
US president expected to make remarks in Madison, Wisconsin; latest details about check-up come after conflicting White House accounts
President Joe Biden and his campaign have been flat-footed dealing with the debate fallout. While he did give an incredibly energetic speech in North Carolina the day after the debate, he didn't shut the door on leaving as forcefully as he should.
President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, said his disastrous debate performance last week was a “bad episode” and there were “no indications of any serious condition” in a highly anticipated ABC interview that was seen as a significant test of his fitness to run for office.
It would be best if the president voluntarily quit the race and opened up the convention. But if he doesn’t, there is another way to select an alternative.
In addition to the campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday afternoon, Mr. Biden will tape an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, which the network said will air in full Friday night. The president will also head to Philadelphia for another campaign event on Sunday,
The president told Democratic governors that he needs to get more sleep and suggested he should avoid events that begin after 8 p.m.
President Joe Biden sought to speak loud and passionately in brief public remarks he delivered with a teleprompter at the White House on Thursday, as he faces close scrutiny over his stamina and mental acuity after a poor debate performance.
President Joe Biden told Democratic governors that he may stop evening events so he can get more sleep, suggesting he would limit events after 8 p.m.
President Biden is trying to salvage his reelection campaign after his debate with Donald Trump, arguing the future of U.S. democracy is at stake.
President Joe Biden faces close scrutiny in public appearances on Thursday and over the U.S. holiday weekend, as he resists pressure to end his reelection bid after a poor debate performance raised concerns about his stamina and mental acuity.
Leading Democratic governors offered some of the strongest words of support yet for President Joe Biden and his bid for reelection after a crisis meeting at the White House, which was said to have included an admission from the 81-year-old that he will have to work a reduced schedule to avoid fatigue.
President Biden's catastrophic performance at last week's debate has sparked panic among the party’s hierarchy, with key players said to be mulling over ways to get him to move aside and abandon his re-election bid.
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If President Joe Biden is going to survive pressure to abandon his re-election campaign after a poor showing in his debate with Donald Trump, he needs to ace a gauntlet of events in the coming days. As calls grow from some of his own Democrats to step aside,
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