Biden Drops New Statement Hinting He’s Not Dropping Out Anytime Soon

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A new statement released by President Joe Biden on Friday suggests that he remains committed to remaining in the 2024 presidential race despite reports indicating that he’s waffling.

Reacting to Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention Thursday, Biden argued that “Last night the American people saw the same Donald Trump they rejected four years ago. For over 90 minutes, he focused on his own grievances, with no plan to unite us and no plan to make life better for working people. He avoided mentioning his Project 2025 agenda, but still proudly flaunted the worst of MAGA extremism.”

He continued:

Americans know exactly where he wants to take this country. They know that he inflicted pain and cruelty on the women of America by overturning Roe v Wade . They know that he destroyed our economy once and will inflict pain on the middle class, that he wants to gut the checks and balances of our Constitution and rule as a dictator on day one. Donald Trump’s dark vision for the future is not who we are as Americans.

“Together, as a party and as a country, we can and will defeat him at the ballot box,” added Biden. “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda while making the case for my own record and the vision that I have for America: one where we save our democracy, protect our rights and freedoms, and create opportunity for everyone. The stakes are high, and the choice is clear. Together, we will win.”

Biden’s restatement of his commitment to staying in the race comes as a chorus of new Democrats called on him to drop out Friday.

On Thursday, The New York Times reported that several people close to Biden believed that he may have changed his tune and was considering stepping aside, but he and his emissaries have continued to publicly deny that.