Joe Biden: ““Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can — as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running … no one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win,”

The Guardian ^ | July 3, 2024 | Maya Yang

[Macho MAGA Man]

President Biden on call with staff just now:

“Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running."

"No one is pushing me out.”

"I'm not leaving. I'm in this race to the end and we're going to win."

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In the same call, vice-president Kamala Harris – whose name has been increasingly floated around as Biden’s replacement – continued to voice her support for Biden, with reports of her saying:

We will not back down. We will follow our president’s lead. We will fight and we will win. Joe Biden has devoted his life to fighting for the people of our country. In this moment, I know all of us are ready to fight for him.

[Macho MAGA Man]

Jill and Hunter have given their orders to Joe. He and Kamala must comply now.

[ifinnegan]

Okey dokey

[cdcdawg]

Joe’s saying that makes me think he’s probably going to drop out. Either way, this whole thing is fun to watch.

[rdl6989]

I see a Dem mutiny coming.

[mmichaels1970]

Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can.....

The predicate statement to just about everything he and his staffers say. So annoying. Blah blah blah.

[AmericanMermaid]

Good! Hope he stays and loses to President Trump. Besides, Demoncrats panicking is so much fun!

[mjp]

but what does obummer say?

[Revel]

That mean he is leaving. Because Joe Biden never tells the truth. I for one hope he stays in. Trump couldn’t have better odds against the massive vote fraud.

[lightman]

[Zhang Fei]

The back and forth is an academic exercise. The polls have barely budged, and Biden is the only man to have beaten Trump. Both men are known quantities, as are the respective party platforms. Just about every voter has a home team. You don’t abandon your home team because it got its clock cleaned - you double down. That’s why the polls have moved by a point or two. Voters are dug in.

Polling aside, due to election mechanics that prevent an intra-party insurrection, Harris won’t replace Biden, any more than anyone replaced Strom Thurmond or Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dianne Feinstein was literally in a wheelchair before anyone was able to persuade her to leave. But it was voluntary - she had to agree. When they dig their heels in, as with Thurmond and Ginsburg, there’s not much anyone else can do.

Biden’s worked his whole life to get here. He’ll be damned if he lets anyone take it from him. Like every one of Trump’s opponents, he’s betting on Trump’s auto-destruct tendencies to give him a leg up. With four months to go, there’s still a lot of rope with which Trump can hang himself.

[Ken H]

Atta boy, Joe. Don’t let them push you around!

[cgbg]

Is this the call where he forget the name of his chief of staff?

lol

[Dave911]

“Joe Biden has devoted his life to fighting for the people of our country.”

NO, Joe Biden has devoted his life to selling out the people of our country.

[Halls]

I hope he does stay in the election so Trump can beat him.

[cgbg]

I have three letters for you.

C I A

They take care of presidents who get too big for their britches.

[Dr. Franklin]

The Rats have even more cheating planned than in 2020. Only this time, no one will believe Dementia Joe won.

[MayflowerMadam]

“Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can”

After Thursday, that statement borders on to hilarious.

[BEJ]

Joe has to accept Democracy, as the Ukrainians did in 2014.

[Joe 6-pack]

Joe has been wrong about pretty much everything in his 50 years as a public serpent...which leads me to conclude his denial is proof positive that he's out of there.

[Jeff Chandler]

In a call on Wednesday following his lackluster performance during last week’s presidential debate

Lackluster?