In a discussion about the mental and physical health of the President of the United States Joe Biden Support for the 81-year-old continues to slide. Peter Welch is the first Democratic senator to publicly call on Biden to drop out of the race for the White House. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke openly to donors about another Democrat for the first time. candidatesAs reported by Axios news website.
Top politicians and celebrities, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an actor, have previously expressed doubts about the Democratic Party's chances of victory. George Clooney. Pelosi had already said after the debate that it was “legitimate” to ask whether Biden's weak TV appearance was just an “episode” or a permanent condition.
In a guest column for the New York Times, Clooney called for his withdrawal from the current US presidential campaign. Last month, the actor and Biden hosted a celebrity fundraiser in Los Angeles. At a fundraiser, Biden isn't the Biden of 2010, or even the Biden of 2020. “The same man we all saw in the debate.”
The debate over Biden's health is also mounting pressure from Republicans. Axios reports that a House committee has subpoenaed three senior White House aides to testify about the president's health.
Biden remains committed to his candidacy
Meanwhile, the US President himself made an appearance at the event NATO– Summit Battle. Despite the criticism, he says he is “determined” to run for president in November. In his speech to mark the 75th anniversary of the military alliance, the US president spoke with energy without any slip of the tongue. In contrast to the TV fight against Trump, he read the text from a teleprompter.
Joe Biden and Donald Trump Both join as candidates American elections This year. First of all Presidential Debate on TV Between the two rivals in late June, Biden spoke in a hoarse voice, repeatedly slurring his words and not finishing sentences. Since then, the oldest president in US history, at 81, has faced ever-increasing debate over his physical and mental fitness for the presidency.
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