A defiant President Joe Biden called out fellow Democrats pushing him to withdraw from the 2024 election, saying at a campaign rally Friday afternoon that he will remain in the race.
Biden, speaking to supporters from a middle school gymnasium in Madison, Wisconsin, said: “I’m the nominee of the Democratic Party,” adding that “millions of Democrats just like you just voted for me in primaries all across America.”
“You voted for me to be your nominee. No one else. The voters did that,” Biden said. “And despite that, some folks don’t seem to care who you voted for. Well, guess what? They’re trying to push me out of the race.
“Well, let me say this as clearly as I can,” he added. “I’m staying in the race. I’ll beat Donald Trump.”
The 81-year-old Biden has faced a growing number of calls from Democrats for him to withdraw from the election following his disastrous debate performance last week against former President Donald Trump. Two Democratic members of Congress this week urged him to bow out, and on Friday, Democratic Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts called for Biden to reconsider his campaign.
“There’s been a lot of speculation. What’s Joe going to do?” Biden said in his remarks in Wisconsin. “Is he going to say in the race? Is he going to drop out? What’s he going to do? Well, here’s my answer. I am running and going to win again.”
Later, before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, Biden told reporters, “I’m completely ruling that out” when asked about withdrawing
