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full screen Attempts to replace US President Joe Biden may be paused, according to reports. Archive image. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta
Voices that previously spoke loudly that Joe Biden should drop out of the presidential candidacy may lose strength after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, sources report to NBC News.
Since the disastrous debate against Donald Trump at the end of June, several Democrats have called on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential candidacy.
After the assassination attempt on his Republican opponent Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania, efforts to try to replace Joe Biden as the presidential candidate may be paused, reports NBC News.
One of those who still support Biden reportedly said, “I think it’s over,” “You’re just losing all momentum.”
According to another ally, it could mean negative attention if efforts to replace Biden as presidential candidate continued during an impending crisis.
Biden’s health, age and suitability as the Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential election have been widely debated in recent weeks. In the presidential election debate on 27 June, his performance was described as “catastrophic”.
During Saturday, Biden gathered Democrats in the House of Representatives for a conversation in an attempt to quell the concerns. But several of the officials present are reported to have been moderately impressed instead.
“They had a very bad political day, and then we had this supernova event. Now it’s frozen,” said a Democratic strategist with experience in presidential campaigns.
After Sunday’s assassination attempt, Biden did not wait for calls from Congress, but spoke directly to the nation in a televised address.