US President Joe Biden’s comment comes amid concerns about the viability of his election campaign and calls for him to exit the race.
President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors at a fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump.
“I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Biden told attendees on Saturday at the home of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. “Donald Trump is a genuine threat to the nation,” he emphasised, saying that his predecessor would undermine democracy if returned to the White House and his economic ideas would worsen inflation.
The 81-year-old’s troubling performance at the first presidential debate Thursday rattled many Democrats, who see Trump as a continuing danger after the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Biden’s meandering answers and struggles to respond to Trump prompted The New York Times editorial board to declare Friday that he should exit the race and that staying in would be a “reckless gamble.”
A White House official said Saturday that Biden had pre-planned time at Camp David on Sunday and Monday for a family photo, disputing the premise of an NBC News report suggesting that Biden would be discussing the future of his re-election campaign with his family. The official insisted on anonymity to discuss Biden family matters.
Biden was seen talking by phone with Jon Meacham, the historian, on his way on Saturday night to Camp David.
