Live Election Updates: A Defiant Biden Dares Democrats to ‘Challenge Me at the Convention’

President Biden issued defiant responses on Monday to high-ranking lawmakers calling for him to step aside, challenging Democrats to run against him and telling congressional Democrats in a letter that he was “firmly committed to staying in the race.”

Calling into “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Mr. Biden said he didn’t care about any of the “big names” urging him to drop out of the race, his voice rising considerably as he spoke.

“If any of these guys don’t think I should run, run against me,” he said. “Go ahead, announce for president. Challenge me at the convention.”

Less than an hour earlier, Mr. Biden’s campaign released a letter to congressional Democrats in which he wrote that he was “firmly committed to staying in the race.”

His pledge to remain in the race kicks off what could be the most crucial week of his presidency, as he faces crumbling support from Democratic lawmakers and mounting fears of a rout by former President Donald J. Trump and his followers in November’s races for the White House and Congress.

Here’s what else to know:

The NATO summit. Many Democrats are demanding a ramped-up campaign for Mr. Biden to prove his viability, but he will be busy this week hosting the 75th NATO summit in Washington. The three-day meeting, beginning Tuesday, was planned months ago but arrives at an inopportune moment for Mr. Biden. Aides have promised an aggressive campaign schedule the week of July 15 — if it’s not too late.
A rare news conference. Mr. Biden and his advisers have promised that he will hold a solo news conference with White House reporters, most likely on Thursday, at the end of the NATO summit. While those were routine for previous presidents, Mr. Biden has not had one (other...

"A rare news conference. Mr. Biden and his advisers have promised that he will hold a solo news conference with White House reporters, most likely on Thursday, at the end of the NATO summit."

This right here will decide whether or not he gets to go on. No prompt, no advance questions, but the MSM will screw this up with softballs; and managed to keep Bidendropov in the race, while Senile Joe buckles under the pressure and gives up 3 or 4 instant-but-major sundowns, which I predicted would happen in the Debate a week prior...

What I didn't predict is that Bidendropov's Scooby Van moment would be continuous, never-ending, the gift that keeps on giving.

SCHADENFREUDE!

So they re going to put him out there on his own and let him answer questions? I think not, everything will as rehearsed as they can make and he will still mess it up, this is setup for failure to get him out, can’t go any other way.

He cannot handle a Press Conference, how long will it be , 15 minutes or do they go an hour of Huge embarrassment?

This is the end.

I would be stunned if Biden has not had a state funeral before the convention.
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He apparently thinks they can’t touch him, and Jill is likely reinforcing that belief. I have trouble believing that he’s totally unaware of what the Dems are capable of doing, given that they’ve done it to so many.

JFK

RFK

MLK

Malcom X

Vince Foster

Ron Brown

Bill Colby

Seth Rich....

and so many many more....

Great gif.

Cagney’s character was a much better person than Biden but the refusal to give up the ego trip right to the end is identical.

Maybe “So for the second time since the British set fire to the first White House in 1814, the second version of the People’s House is going down in flames tonight as Biden refused to leave.
“I’m not going. Watch me.”

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