US President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during a call with campaign staff and sought to reassure top Democrats on Capitol Hill that he is fit for re-election, despite his disastrous debate performance last week.
Biden dialed in to a call with worried members of his campaign team and told them he wasn’t going anywhere, according to two sources familiar with the call.
“I am running,” Biden said, adding he remained the Democratic Party leader and wasn’t being pushed out, one source says.
The president will meet with Democratic governors on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET to reassure them he is up to the job of standard-bearer for the party after the shaky debate with Republican Donald Trump. Some governors will attend virtually.
Asked earlier today if Biden was considering stepping down, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said: “Absolutely not.”
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