Joe Biden’s odds of securing reelection fell from 20 percent to 11.1 percent after the president made several high-profile gaffes on Thursday.
The odds of Joe Biden winning the 2024 presidential election in November collapsed from 4/1 (20 percent) on Thursday morning to 8/1 (11.1 percent) on Friday, following a series of gaffes from the president during media events, according to U.K.-based bookmaker Betfair.
Biden mistakenly called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “President Putin” and described Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” at two separate events on Thursday during the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.
Concern about the age and mental agility of 81-year-old Biden surged following his first presidential debate against Donald Trump on June 27, in which the Democratic incumbent at several points appeared to lose his train of thought mid-sentence.
In response, several prominent Democrats have called for Biden to step down, including members of Congress and actor and Democratic fundraiser George Clooney, who wrote a piece for The New York Times titled “I Love Joe Biden.
