Joe Biden reportedly told a group of Democratic governors that he needs to work fewer hours and get more sleep as his the president and the White House fight off suggestions that he should end his re-election campaign.
The president also reportedly told the governors that he’s staying in the race, as he outlined his recent foreign travel in the weeks ahead of his dismal debate performance, during which he lost his train of thought, his voice was raspy, and he made several gaffes.
Meanwhile, a gloating Donald Trump posted a video to Truth Social in which he falsely claimed that the embattled president has already quit the race for the White House, referring to him as a “broken down pile of c***” and ridiculing his Vice President Kamala Harris as “pathetic.”
President Biden insisted “I’m not going anywhere” to a crowd at the White House during a Fourth of July event, during which he laid out the stakes of the 2024 election: “We must look at ourselves and ask the question, will we stand for freedom again? Will we stand for democracy?”
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Netflix co-founder and major Democratic donor calls for Biden to exit race
In what marks a major blow to his reelection campaign, Hastings, 63, has became one of the party’s first, and most pivotal, benefactors to call on the 81-year-old president to step aside.
The entrepreneur, who has an estimated net worth of $4.8bn, told The New York Times: “Biden needs to step aside to allow a vigorous Democratic leader to beat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous.”
Hastings, who co-founded the streaming giant in 1997, and his wife Patty Quillin have donated more than $20m to the Democrats in recent years, including $1.5m to Biden in his 2020 bid for office.
James Liddell5 July 2024 06:00
Disney heiress vows to stop Democratic donations until Biden stands aside
Graeme Massie5 July 2024 05:05
GoFundMe for Stormy Daniels tops $800k as she reveals threats over Trump conviction
A GoFundMe campaign for Stormy Daniels has raised more than $800,000 in the eight days since it launched in order to help the adult film star deal with the fallout of speaking out against Donald Trump.
Trump is set to be sentenced by Judge Juan Merchan on September 18, after he was granted a delay as he seeks to overturn his conviction in in light of the Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling.
Joe Sommerlad5 July 2024 04:00
Biden warns against Trump’s ‘monarchy’ on July 4 while ex-president gleefully watches the chaos
Graeme Massie5 July 2024 03:01
Disney heiress vows to stop Democratic donations until Biden stands aside
Disney heiress Abigail Disneyhas threatened to stop all donations to the Democratic Party unless Preside Joe Biden is replaced as its candidate to face Donald Trump this November.
Alex Woodward5 July 2024 02:00
Biden introduces July 4 concert to crowd outside the White House
Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Joe Biden to a crowd outside a Fourth of July concert hosted by the White House.
She called him an “extraordinary” president.
“We gotta do what our founders did. We’re a nation of dignity, honor and devotion to one another,” Biden said in extremely brief remarks.
“Folks, it’s all about democracy. It’s all about freedom. It’s all about who we are.”
He walked off stage telling the crowd to “enjoy the fireworks” as they chanted “four more years.”
Alex Woodward5 July 2024 01:47
Biden: ‘I’m not going anywhere’
As President Biden gave remarks outside the White House for a Fourth of July event on Thursday night, a supporter called out “keep up the fight” and “we need you.”
“You got me man,” he replied. “I’m not going anywhere.”
Alex Woodward5 July 2024 01:35
Biden takes a shot at Trump during White House Fourth of July event
During a brief speech to military families outside the White House on Thursday, President Biden spoke up for democracy at home and broad, referencing his recent visit to Normandy to commemorate the D-Day anniversary.
At one point, he took a dig at Trump: “I was in a World War I cemetery in France, and … the former president, didn’t want to go and be up there — which I probably shouldn’t have said.”
“Anyway,” he continued. “We gotta just remember who the hell we are. We’re the United States of America.”
Alex Woodward5 July 2024 01:30
Biden asks Americans to ‘stand up for democracy’ at Fourth of July event
In scripted remarks outside the White House for a Fourth of July event for military families on Thursday night, the president said: “We must look at ourselves and ask the question, will we stand for freedom again? Will we stand for democracy? Will we stand together as Americans?”
“I believe we will, and we can,” he added.
Alex Woodward5 July 2024 01:25
Biden warns against Trump’s ‘monarchy’ on July 4
The aftermath of Biden’s debate performance has been an apparently welcome diversion for Donald Trump and his campaign, keeping media attention away from his own streak of unintelligible public statements, questions about his mental fitness, and an off-the-rails agenda that just a few days ago called for “televised military tribunals” for a former congresswoman.
He’s kept a relatively low profile, for him, and appears content to let his Democratic rivals duke out their political future.
Now, Biden is hoping to use the Fourth of July holiday to turn the conversation around:
Alex Woodward5 July 2024 01:00