Biden: ‘No one is pushing me out … I’m not leaving’Joe Biden vowed to stay in the presidential race and continue his re-election bid, telling his staffers: “No one is pushing me out,” according to multiple reports.
In a call on Wednesday following his lackluster performance during last week’s presidential debate and amid growing panic from Democratic donors and lawmakers, Biden said:
Let me say this as clearly as possibly can, as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running.
Biden went on to add:
No one is pushing me out … I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win.
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.”
— Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) July 3, 2024In 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.