Biden was praised on Tuesday after delivering a speech at the NATO summit in Washington, D.C.
President Joe Biden may be starting to turn the tide against the efforts of some Democrats to force his withdrawal from this year’s presidential election.
Biden has been under increasing pressure to step aside as the Democratic nominee following a lackluster and at times confusing performance during his June 27 presidential debate with former President Donald Trump, although he has repeatedly vowed to stay in the race.
At least 10 House Democrats have called for Biden to make way for a different candidate following debate-fueled questions about his fitness for office, while many others in the party have openly expressed doubts on whether he should continue.
The Democratic resistance to the president’s reelection efforts, however, appeared to take multiple hits on Tuesday.
New York Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler, who on Sunday reportedly argued in favor of Biden stepping aside during a private call with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, appeared to reverse course in comments to reporters.
„He is the best candidate, he is the only candidate“, Nadler said. „He said he’s going to remain in. He’s our candidate and we’re all going to support him. I hope we’re all going to support him.“
Biden also received considerable praise for delivering a powerful and gaffe-free speech focusing on U.S. support for Ukraine at the beginning of this week’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night.
CNN’s chief national correspondent John King, who previously said that there was „a deep, a wide and a very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party“ following Biden’s debate performance, on Tuesday said that the president had delivered „a very strong speech“ that was „forcefully delivered.
