President Joe Biden started the week by insisting that he’s staying in the presidential race, calling into MSNBC’s Morning Joe and telling hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, “I am not going anywhere.” Biden’s remarks came as some major prominent donors and more House Democrats have called for him to step aside following a dismal debate performance and a fresh round of concerns over his age.
An interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on Friday failed to quell continued anxiety that Biden is on his way to a defeat against Donald Trump in November.
Morning Joe is generally friendly territory for the president, although Scarborough, in the immediate aftermath of the debate, said that Biden should consider exiting the race.
He later tempered the remarks, saying that Democrats needed to take some time given the stakes of the race. “The bottom line is, we’re not going anywhere.
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