Joe Biden Makes Surprise Appearance At White House Briefing, Expresses Concern Over Peaceful Election And Jokes About Rejoining 2024 Race

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Joe Biden made a surprise appearance at the White House briefing — his first as president — to mark the unexpectedly good jobs report today, but in taking questions from reporters, he also expressed concerns over the upcoming election. “I’m confident it will be free and fair.

I don’t know whether it will be peaceful,” Biden said. “The things that Trump has said, and the things that he said last time out when he didn’t like the outcome of the election, were very dangerous.” He noted that Donald Trump‘s running mate, Sen.

JD Vance (R-OH), has refused to say if he would accept the results, and also refused to say that Trump lost in 2020. “So I’m concerned what they’re going to do.” The president also said that he was in regular contact with Kamala Harris as she campaigns to succeed him.

The U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September, exceeding analysts expectations, and showing that the economy has remained resilient despite predictions that there would be a recession as the Federal Reserve attempted to tame inflation.