“I am a candidate and I will win again“said one Joe Biden defiantly during a rally on Friday in Wisconsin, a key state in the north of the United States, before an interview that will test his mental agility.
“There are people who don’t care about your vote“During the primaries, which he won by a landslide, the US president told his supporters.
“Let me say this as clearly as I can: I am still in the race. I will defeat Donald Trump.“In the November elections, he insisted before a thousand supporters, according to his campaign team.
The 81-year-old Democrat has been fighting for political survival since his disastrous debate against his 78-year-old Republican predecessor, during which he appeared confused and at times even rambled.
A completely different Joe Biden, combative and determined, tried to respond head-on to concerns about his age on Friday, but he did so with the help of a teleprompter.
“Do you think I’m too old to beat Donald Trump?“he asked, to which the audience responded with a resounding “No!”.
“Dose”
The Democrat, who left the stage to the sound of a song whose title is “I will not turn back”, he also highlighted the blunders of his rival, whose age and mental acuity arouse less concern among public opinion.
“If you’re wondering if Trump is in his right mind, have you ever heard how he explained the 4th of July when he was president?“, he pointed Bidenreferring to American independence, proclaimed on July 4, 1776.
He said that the victory was made possible by the capture of airports, which obviously did not exist at the time.
“It’s true, he’s a completely stable genius.“I’m not a fan of the idea,” the US president joked, using an expression his rival had used to praise his own intelligence.
“What’s at stake in this election is our freedom. It’s our democracy. It’s the very soul of America. Are you willing to fight for it? I know you are.“, he proclaimed again Biden.
Behind him, in the audience, a spectator was carrying a sign that read: “Pass the baton, Joe”.
One of the closest advisors of TrumpJason Miller, responded ironically on X to this rally: “His team should have used the same dosage (of drugs) during the debate.”
Risky interview
It remains to be seen whether Biden He will show the same combativeness in a high-stakes interview with ABC, the first part of which will be broadcast at 10:30 p.m. GMT and the full content at 12:30 a.m. GMT.
The president will speak without a teleprompter, alone in front of George Stephanopoulos, a journalist and former close advisor to Democratic President Bill Clinton.
The Democratic candidate still has a lot of work ahead of him to erase the disastrous impression left by his debate with Trump, whose immediate repercussions he failed to manage.
This has raised concerns about his mental fitness within the party, with some calling for him to step down as a candidate.
The latest to do so was the Democratic governor of Massachusetts.
“In the coming days, I urge you to listen to the American people and carefully evaluate whether they remain our best hope for defeating Donald Trump.”, wrote Maura Healey in a statement, two days after Biden met with a group of governors.
His campaign team is stepping up its efforts. On Friday, it published an intense battle plan for the month of July, which includes a blitz of television ads and visits to all key states, especially in the southwest of the country during the Republican convention, from July 15 to 18.
Biden He will also host a summit of NATO leaders next week and will hold a closely watched news conference on Thursday, said a U.S. official who asked not to be identified.
Source: Gestion
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