President Biden speaks at a celebration of NATO’s 75th anniversary at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C., on July 9
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President Joe Biden faced another high-profile public test of whether he is sharp enough to run for re-election when he took questions from reporters on Thursday.
Biden wraps up a NATO leaders summit in Washington, an event his campaign hopes will showcase his leadership on the world stage. Instead, he was clouded by doubts — doubts expressed by elected Democrats, donors and voters — about his ability to run a disastrous campaign and win another four years.
These questions have been swirling since Biden’s egregious stumble during a June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump. Biden struggled to answer questions during that debate and has since blamed the cold, potential jet lag, overpreparation and interruptions from Trump. He said it was just a bad night, but many in his party didn’t believe it.
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Since then, Biden and his team have worked hard to prove that he does have the stamina and mental acuity to enter the race, adding campaign stops in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and later this week in Michigan. He gave a television interview that aired in full on ABC News and is scheduled to do another interview with NBC on Monday. He also called MSNBC good morning joe The same goes for this week.
Biden tells his party to stop discussing whether he should resign because he wants to stay in White House
Biden became defiant, telling his party that he would remain in the race and it was time to stop talking about whether he should drop out. He received heartfelt support from some prominent figures in the party, but others later came forward to say they thought he would lose to Trump.
Actor George Clooney, who just recently hosted a blockbuster fundraiser for Biden in Los Angeles, appeared in ” New York Times Says Democrats need to choose a different candidate.
Biden’s last formal solo press conference will be in November 2023
Biden rarely holds formal press conferences alone. His last visit was to California in November 2023, when he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Martha Jonte Kumar, professor emeritus of political science at Towson University, has spent years studying the interactions between the press corps and presidents. She called individual news conferences — especially those held at the White House — “the ‘crown jewel’ of presidential communications” because they often tackle radical issues and test the president’s approach to policy and politics. Control.
Biden has held fewer news conferences than other presidents during his presidency, according to her detailed tally of the Reagan White House.
“I don’t think it’s beneficial [Biden],” Kumar said, noting that more press conferences could keep the public informed of “the president’s measures” long before the June debate.
