– I think it is legitimate to say: “is this an episode or is it a health problem?”, says Pelosi on Tuesday to MSNBC. – Both candidates owe us a test on their mental clarity and, if so desired, their health. Both. The presenter asked her about Biden’s (81) behavior during the presidential debate, which has caused concern in the Democratic Party. During the debate, he stumbled several times over his words, lost the thread of some arguments, and seemed to mix up different topics. – I know I’m not a young man, says Biden himself, but insists that he can do the job. Photo: Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters Pelosi urged the president to allow himself to be interviewed by journalists more than once, to show what he can do without a teleprompter. Shortly afterwards, Biden agreed to an interview with ABC News, the TV channel wrote in a statement. This will be the first interview he participated in after the presidential debate. “Mixed” feedback Pelosi says she has heard “mixed” feedback about whether Biden will be able to continue as the Democrats’ unofficial presidential candidate. Some in the party are worried about what will happen to the nomination process if he is allowed to do it, she says. Biden met Trump in a televised debate on June 27. Photo: Brian Snyder / Reuters – Andre says: “Joe is our man. We love him. We trust him. He has a vision, knowledge, judgment, integrity”. The other guy has neither. – It will be up to Joe Biden what he thinks, she says, and is clear that she trusts his judgement. Democrat asks Biden to step down There have been demands from several quarters that Biden step aside in the presidential election campaign. But on Tuesday, Lloyd Doggett is the first politician in the Democratic Party to publicly ask him to do so, AFP reports. – In contrast to Trump, President Biden’s first priority has always been our country and not himself, writes the congressman for Texas in a statement. Lloyd Doggett sits in the House of Representatives for Texas, and is a Democrat. Photo: Lauren Victoria Burke / AP Nevertheless, he hopes Biden will make the “painful and difficult choice”, and asks him “respectfully” to resign. – I know I’m not a young man, says Biden himself, but insists that he can do the job. Several other Democrats have suggested that the Biden campaign should consider a candidate other than Biden. – He has to be honest with himself, Mike Quigley told CNN earlier on Tuesday. Quigley represents Illinois for the Democrats in the House of Representatives. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP – It’s his choice. I just want him to note how big an impact it has, not only on his election campaign, but all the other election campaigns in November. The Biden campaign has not yet responded to Reuters’ request for comment. Trying to insure the party and donors “Breathe with your nose” is the advice of Chris Korge, head of the campaign’s national finance committee, to the party’s donors. He sat on the phone to his party’s donors for over an hour on Monday, write the New York Times, which also participated digitally. The New York Times also asked in its editorial that President Joe Biden give way to another candidate. Photo: Facsimile Avisa, which itself has asked Biden to resign in its editorial, reports that the finance committee is in a panic after the debate. Biden will hold a meeting with the governors in the party on Wednesday, to assure them that he is in strong physical and mental health, says the White House. In February, the annual health report came from Biden’s own doctor. It said that he was still suitable for service. Published 02.07.2024, at 19.31 Updated 02.07.2024, at 20.21
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