Source: Caixin.
Author: Xia Junxiong.
①Minnesota Democratic Representative Angie Craig publicly called for Biden to withdraw from the presidential election on Saturday, becoming the fifth Democratic member of the House of Representatives to call for Biden's withdrawal. ②It was reported that Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner tried to convene a group of Democratic Senators next week to discuss Biden's re-election issue and its possible impact on the lower-level elections.
For US President Biden, this past week has undoubtedly been his toughest since taking office, with doubts about his ability to continue governing reaching their peak. Although Biden is striving to salvage his political career, at present, he has not achieved much success.
On Friday (July 5th local time), Biden gave an interview to the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) news website. The interview was originally scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday but was ultimately changed to the prime time on Friday. This move was intended to dispel concerns within the Democratic Party about Biden.
Previously, dozens of Democratic Party lawmakers in the US House of Representatives were closely monitoring ABC's exclusive interview with Biden, and if he performed poorly, they would demand that he withdraw from the election.
After the full interview with Biden was broadcast, several Democratic Party lawmakers, in anonymous interviews, expressed that their concerns about Biden had increased.
Minnesota Democratic Party Representative Angie Craig also called on Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. He is the fifth House Democrat to publicly urge Biden to drop out.
Craig said: "I didn't make this decision lightly, but it's too dangerous to take the risk of letting Donald Trump become president again. That's why I respectfully call on President Biden to give up the position of Democratic presidential candidate and allow a new generation of leaders to take the stage."
Meanwhile, reports indicate that on the other side of Congress, Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner is attempting to convene a group of Democratic senators next week to discuss Biden's re-election and its possible impact on lower-level elections.
In addition to the possibility of Trump returning to power, Democrats are also worried that if Biden insists on running, some voters may no longer support the Democratic Party, leading to their loss of control of Congress. This means that if Trump wins the election, he will not be restrained.
Biden is still publicly unshaken, but earlier media reports claimed that he privately admitted to allies that if he could not turn public opinion around quickly, he might have to withdraw from the race. However, this report was refuted by the White House.
In his ABC interview on Friday, Biden admitted that he performed poorly in last week's first televised debate, but emphasized that it was a bad moment. Biden also firmly stated that he does not plan to withdraw from the 2024 election.
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