Democratic governors say they stand behind Biden amid questions about his shaky debate

By AP 4 July 2024, 3:35 am

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A group of Democratic governors of US states say they are standing behind US President Joe Biden amid increasing calls from some in their party for him to leave the presidential race.

Biden met for more than an hour at the White House in person and virtually with more than 20 governors from his party. The governors tells reporters afterward that the conversation was “candid” and say they expressed concerns about Biden’s debate performance last week.

But they did not join other Democrats in urging him to leave the race.

“The president is our nominee. The president is our party leader,” says Governor Wes Moore of Maryland. He adds that, in the meeting, Biden “was very clear that he’s in this to win it.”