Rebecca Shabad - NBCC
Biden said in a phone interview this morning that he's frustrated by "the elites in the party" who want him to withdraw as the nominee.
"Run against me. Go ahead. Announce for president. Challenge me at the convention," Biden told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Biden said he's been on the road and all over the country since the debate to "make sure my instinct was right about the party still wanting me to be the nominee."
He added, "I'm not going anywhere ... I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t absolutely believe that I am the best candidate to beat Donald Trump in 2024.”
The president said he doesn't care what pundits and Democratic strategists who want him out of the race think, saying that they were wrong about his success in 2020 and wrong about Democrats' success in the 2022 midterm elections when analysts predicted a "red wave."
Biden has been reassured the fix is in. He’s that confident.