The president’s remarks come amid intra-party panic ahead of November’s election over his mental fitness, and after a congressman from Texas became the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call for him to step aside following the debate.
“I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw,” Rep Lloyd Doggett said in a statement on Tuesday.Mr Biden appeared to struggle through some responses during a debate with former President Donald Trump last Thursday.
"It’s not an excuse but an explanation,” he said at a private fundraiser in Virginia on Tuesday evening, referring to his travel.He also apologised for his performance and said it was “critical” that he win re-election, according to ABC News.Mr Biden made two separate trips to Europe within two weeks last month.
Incoherent debate performance heightens age fearsPanic and confusion as Democrats weigh Biden’s futureOn 15 June, he appeared at a fundraiser alongside former President Barack Obama after an overnight trip from Italy.
His spokesman, Andrew Bates, said the president began “working well before” 11:00, after his exercise routine, during his time at Camp David.His age has been a long-simmering issue this election, with voters in multiple polls saying they think he is too old to be effective.Mr Biden is currently the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for the White House.
"Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, told MSNBC this weekend that the debate created a “difficult situation”.He acknowledged that there were "very honest and serious and rigorous conversations taking place at every level of our party.
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The president’s remarks come amid intra-party panic ahead of November’s election over his mental fitness, and after a congressman from Texas became the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call for him to step aside following the debate.
“I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw,” Rep Lloyd Doggett said in a statement on Tuesday.Mr Biden appeared to struggle through some responses during a debate with former President Donald Trump last Thursday.
"It’s not an excuse but an explanation,” he said at a private fundraiser in Virginia on Tuesday evening, referring to his travel.He also apologised for his performance and said it was “critical” that he win re-election, according to ABC News.Mr Biden made two separate trips to Europe within two weeks last month.
Incoherent debate performance heightens age fearsPanic and confusion as Democrats weigh Biden’s futureOn 15 June, he appeared at a fundraiser alongside former President Barack Obama after an overnight trip from Italy.
His spokesman, Andrew Bates, said the president began “working well before” 11:00, after his exercise routine, during his time at Camp David.His age has been a long-simmering issue this election, with voters in multiple polls saying they think he is too old to be effective.Mr Biden is currently the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for the White House.
"Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland, told MSNBC this weekend that the debate created a “difficult situation”.He acknowledged that there were "very honest and serious and rigorous conversations taking place at every level of our party.
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