President Biden now faces calls from members of the international community to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, with even left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warning that “there is something wrong with Biden.”
“He moves slower and slower and takes longer to answer questions,” Lula explained to a local radio station, according to Bloomberg. “The U.S. election is very important to the whole world.”
Biden’s first presidential debate with former President Trump last month proved to be a fiasco, leading Biden to admit days later that he “screwed up.”
“I had a bad night,” Biden, 81, said in an interview with radio host Earl Ingram on Thursday. “The truth is, you know, I screwed up.”
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While Republicans predictably criticized Trump’s performance, even Democrats were panicked, with the president having to hold crisis talks with close allies to reassure them he was still up to the job — and would again Worked for four years.
On June 27, former President Trump and President Biden held a debate in Atlanta. (Getty Images)
However, the debate has sent shockwaves through the international community, with some allies refusing to remain silent on an issue they consider too important to be treated with nuance.
Matteo Renzi, who served as Italy’s prime minister from 2014 to 2016 and proved to be a close friend of the Democratic Party during his tenure, wrote on the social media platform X that “Joe Biden can’t do it.”
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“He had the honor of serving the United States of America as Senator, Vice President and President,” Renzi wrote. “He did not deserve an ignominious end; he did not deserve this. Changing horses is everyone’s responsibility.” ”
From left: Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni; Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister; Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida; British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak; European Council President Charles Michel; German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party); French President Emmanuel Macron; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Biden watch parachutists at the G7 Summit in Fasano, Italy, June 13. (Michael Kappeler/Photo Alliance via Getty Images)
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski struck a similar tone in a cryptic message on Unfavorable comparisons between Releu.
Sikorski writes: “Marcus Aurelius was a great emperor, but he passed the baton to his incompetent son Commodus (who was from Gladiator), and Commodus’s disastrous reign resulted in It’s important to manage your own journey into the sunset. “
President Biden, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, German Chancellor Schloss, British Prime Minister Sunak and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended the first day of the meeting on Africa, climate change and development On June 13, the G7 Summit was held in Savertri, Italy. (Reuters/Yara Nardi)
Marie-Agness Strack-Zimmermann, a German politician and current chairwoman of the Bundestag’s defense committee, told a media outlet: “In fact, people like Trump may again To become president because the Democrats are unable to field a strong candidate to challenge him would be a historic tragedy that will be felt around the world,” The Guardian reported.
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Other European officials have reportedly begun arguing privately that Biden should step aside in favor of someone more likely to defeat Trump, with Vice President Kamala Harris among the leading candidates to take on the task.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appear on the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Bloomberg reported that sources familiar with high-level discussions among European officials are worried about the U.S. election because of its possible impact on Ukraine and NATO while Russia remains aggressive.
Biden will have a chance to reassure U.S. allies when he hosts a NATO summit in the United States next week, with his every move under scrutiny. An official at last month’s G7 meeting in Italy told Bloomberg there was an air of concern surrounding the meeting because of Biden’s apparent cognitive issues.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni believed Biden was “mentally on top” but physically weak, a person familiar with the conversations told The Washington Post — a concern that became more apparent after the debate.
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In Asia, Japan and South Korea, there is growing unease about a return to Trump-era tensions, when the Trump administration pressed for more financial contributions to military aid and aggressive trade practices stoked tensions, Reuters reported intensified.
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser and Remy Numa contributed to this report.
