Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 04, 2024, 09:55 AM
US Presidential Election: Despite a disappointing performance in the debate with rival Republican Party's potential candidate Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming presidential election in the US, President Joe Biden is adamant on contesting the election. According to sources, Biden has also got the support of Kamala Harris in his campaign. Biden has rejected the questions being raised on his preparations to contest the election and the growing pressure within the Democratic Party to withdraw his claim. He vowed to contest again on Wednesday and said that he cannot be forced to drop out of the presidential race.'No one can remove me from this'Biden insisted, 'I am contesting the election. I am the candidate of the Democratic Party. No one can remove me from this.' 3 people familiar with the entire incident said on the condition of anonymity that both Biden and Harris had suddenly arrived on the call of the Democratic National Committee. He told that during this time there was a brief and encouraging conversation, in which the stakes of the election were emphasized and Biden's comments after the last debate were considered. Biden said after the debate that even though he was lagging behind, he would come back again.Questions are being raised on Biden's abilityThe comments made by Biden and his top aides after the debate are being seen as one of the efforts to address the growing concern of Capitol Hill and the party's top leadership. Democrats are dissatisfied with the explanations given by the White House staff and Biden himself regarding the poor performance in the debate. Some party leaders believe that Biden should have sensed the questions being raised about his poor performance much earlier and that he has put himself in a difficult position by staying in the race. Many leaders of the Democratic Party have questioned Biden's ability to stay in the race, let alone his chances of winning the election in November.