Biden stands firm on presidential bid despite eroding support

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Concerns about whether the incumbent US president is fit to run for office again have been simmering for a while, with fears escalating after Biden’s disastrous debate performance against his Republican opponent, Donald Trump.

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00:00Joe Biden has announced that he will not withdraw from the 2024 presidential race.

00:08The incumbent US president has been under increasing pressure since his poor performance

00:12in his debate against Donald Trump last week.

00:16Democrats are divided on the question, with one-third believing Biden is too old and should

00:21not run for re-election.

00:23I am feeling panicked, certainly like laying in my bed at night, like overcome with fear.

00:31I do not think that Joe Biden is the best person to be running in this election.

00:39I don't know who that person is, but I don't feel confident in Joe Biden's ability to win

00:49this election, and that makes me very afraid.

00:52On Wednesday, Biden met with 24 Democratic governors, several of whom said after the

00:58meeting that the president was in good health.

01:00It's a trip for office, the president has three and a half years of delivering for us,

01:04going through what we've all been through. None of us are denying Thursday night was

01:09a bad performance. It was a bad hit, if you will, on that, but it doesn't impact what

01:15I believe he's delivering.

01:17According to the New York Times, Biden has told his close allies that he only has a few

01:22days to convince party members and voters of his fitness for office.

01:27If he fails to do so, his candidacy may be in jeopardy.

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