- For months on end, the democratic party hierarchy and top donors have expressed worry over Biden’s cognitive impairment
US President Joe Biden has given condition to quit the presidential race as concerns about his health continue to remain a topical issue.
For months on end, the democratic party hierarchy and top donors have expressed worry over Biden’s cognitive impairment.
But the pressure on him to step down intensified after an abysmal debate performance on June 27 with Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party.
Stakeholders and analysts are saying now that Biden’s frailty and ill-health has become public knowledge, retaining him as the presidential candidate of the democrat will spell doom for the party in the November poll.
Speaking in an interview with ABC News, Biden said he would shelve his re-election bid if the “Lord Almighty” convinces him to do so.
“I mean, if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get outta the race’, I would get outta the race. The Lord Almighty’s not coming down. I mean, these hypotheticals,” Biden said.
“I don’t think anybody is more qualified to be president or win this race than me.
“Look, I’m running again because I think I understand best what has to be done to take this nation to a completely new level. We are on our way. We are on our way.”
Biden also dismissed criticisms that he is too old and feeble to run again.
“I see all these stories that say I am too old.. was I too old to create 15 million jobs? Was I too old to erase student debt for five million Americans? Do you think I’m too old to beat Donald Trump?” he asked.
On Wednesday, the White House said Biden is not backing down from the race despite growing concerns.
“The president is clear-eyed, and he is staying in the race,” Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, said.
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“That is what the president is focused on, continuing to deliver for the American people. This is a president who is strong and resolute.”