Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Friday, July 5, 2024
Biden tells supporters at White House Independence Day celebration that he’s ‘not going anywhere’
President Joe Biden speaks during a barbecue with active-duty military service members and their families on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US President Joe Biden vows to keep fighting despite calls for him to bow out of the 2024 election race, saying at an Independence Day celebration at the White House that he’s “not going anywhere.”
The 81-year-old president, responding to a supporter who told him to “keep up the fight,” says: “You got me man. I’m not going anywhere.”
