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US election 2024: Biden insists he is ‘not going anywhere’, vows to stay in presidential race
- A few Democrats have called on Biden, 81, to end a campaign that has been on defence since a shaky debate against Republican Donald Trump
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US President Joe Biden vowed to push on with his re-election bid on Monday, dismissing the concerns of some fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill and donors that his persistence could cost their party the White House and Congress in the November 5 election.
Biden, 81, said any candidates who doubt his ability should challenge him at the Democratic National Convention in August – an effort that stands no chance of success unless he lets the delegates he won in primaries this year consider other candidates.
“The bottom line here is that I am not going anywhere,” Biden told MSNBC after calling into the network’s Morning Joe programme. He repeated that message to donors on a private call later in the day, according to two sources on the call.
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Biden faces a critical week as he tries to shore up a campaign that has been on defence since a shaky June 27 debate against Republican Donald Trump, which raised questions about his ability to do the job for another four-and-a-half years. Several congressional Democrats have called for him to drop out.
Senator Dick Durbin, the chamber’s number two Democrat, told reporters Biden’s candidacy “will be thoroughly discussed this week, as it should”. He said he had spoken to about a dozen of his colleagues, who held a range of views.
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