Joe Biden’s health is worrying, to the point that members of the Democratic Party are calling on him to withdraw his candidacy for the White House, such as Barack Obama or Nancy Pelosi. A possibility that the American president is considering.
Joe Biden Can he really continue the race for the White House? For many Democrats, the answer is no. Starting with the former president and very popular Barack Obama. According to the Washington Posthe has told people close to him that he believes Joe Biden needs to “seriously reconsider the viability of his candidacy.” Indeed, the recent speeches of the current American president, aged 81, have only fueled doubts about his state of health and his ability to govern. His last debate with his opponent, Donald Trumpwas marked by absences and stutters. He also confused Volodymyr Zelensky with Vladimir Putin at a NATO summit on July 12.
Nancy Pelosi, an influential Democratic representative, had questioned whether to reappoint Joe Biden after the failed debate against Donald Trump: “I think it is legitimate to ask whether this is a simple episode or a state,” reports the HuffPost. According to information from the American press agency AP Newsshe reportedly warned Joe Biden privately on Thursday, July 18, that if he did not withdraw from the election, Democrats risked losing their ability to take control of the House of Representatives.
Other voices are being raised against Joe Biden’s candidacy, who still firmly refuses to publicly withdraw. Chuck Schumer, Democratic leader of the Senate, and Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, both reportedly met with Joe Biden to inform him that his candidacy jeopardized the party’s chances for the presidency. Faced with these warnings from collaborators, donors, but also public opinion, Joe Biden would have agreed to consider a possible withdrawal according to the New York Times. But this hypothesis is only being considered for the moment, a close friend of the president told the newspaper.
Joe Biden infected with Covid-19
Faced with these concerns, the President of the United States has always wanted to be reassuring. The only possibility for which he considered withdrawing his candidacy until now was a serious health problem, according to the New York Times. However, Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 and was placed in isolation on July 17. Before that, the American president had assured the press, at the end of the NATO summit, that he had passed a whole battery of neurological tests to reassure about his state of health.