Benita Heiskanen, professor of North American studies, estimates that Joe Biden’s withdrawal could take place after the NATO summit.
Pressure on the US President Joe Biden around the presidential candidacy is becoming impossible, estimates the professor of North American studies Benita Heiskanen from the University of Turku. According to him, the pressure now comes from financiers, the party apparatus and the field as well.
Last weekend, in an interview with ABC News, Biden tried to fix his image, which suffered significantly in the previous election debate. According to Heiskanen, who visited morning and Ykkösaamu, the interview with Biden raised more questions than answers.
– The problem was especially that he completely refused to reflect on his own state of health, says Heiskanen.
Biden himself has explained his election debate with Trump that went under the bench with, among other things, the flu.
– Like millions of Americans, I know that if you fall, get back up, he said at a campaign event in Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, the day after the debate.
Benita Heiskanen also thinks boxing terms are apt, albeit from a different perspective.
– Many times boxers continue their career too long, even though they should have already thrown in the towel.
The summit meeting of the NATO countries starts tomorrow in Washington, which has also been seen as the next opportunity for the 81-year-old Biden to demonstrate his ability to carry out the duties of the president. According to Heiskanen, withdrawing from the race could happen after the meeting.
The NATO meeting is the next place on the screen
The debate about Biden’s position in the presidential race began to heat up after he appeared fumbling in the election debate for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump against.
The Democrats currently do not have a clear alternative to Biden, should he decide to give up the nomination. Biden’s vice president Terrible Harris may be strong due to its national visibility, but other names will emerge, says the professor of history at the University of Jyväskylä Antero Holmila.
– Probably now these names appear, and when the pressure increases, the list will probably only continue to grow.
Earlier today it was reported based on media information that several important democratic politicians have demanded Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential election.