US President Joe Biden will hold a meeting with US Democratic governors to assure them that he is in good physical and mental condition after his unconvincing performance in debate with Donald Trump last week, Reuters reported, citing a White House official. Two representatives of the presidential administration, quoted by the Associated Press, add that the meeting will take place in a virtual format from the White House, BTA reported.
Due to the way Biden performed in the debate with the Republican, there were calls for him to withdraw from the race to win the Democratic party's nomination for the US presidential election. France Press reports that during an interview with MSNBC, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi thought it was reasonable to ask questions about the president's health.
"I think it is reasonable to ask whether this is a simple episode or a permanent condition,", Pelosi said, according to AFP. The French news agency recalls that Pelosi still remains influential in the Democratic Party. The French agency also reports that the first Democratic congressman has already officially called on Biden to withdraw from the race for the White House.
"I hope he makes the difficult and painful decision to step down. I urge him with the greatest respect to do so,'' Texas state lawmaker Lloyd Doggett said in a statement to US media. "President Biden saved our democracy by ridding us of Trump in 2020. He should not leave us to Trump in 2024," the congressman added, citing his unconvincing performance in the debate against Biden as the reason for his appeal to Biden. Trump last Thursday.
Meanwhile, it has become clear that Biden will give his first televised interview since his participation in the debate with Trump. This will happen on Friday, ABC News reported. The first excerpt of this interview will be broadcast on the same day. And the entire interview will be broadcast on Sunday, reported France Press. A White House spokeswoman said today that Biden does not need a cognitive test, but added that the White House understands people's concerns after his performance at the debate, AFP and Reuters reported.
The presidency also announced that Biden will also give a press conference during the NATO summit in Washington. Meanwhile, a poll by Reuters and IPSOS showed that former first lady Michelle Obama, who is not a candidate for the presidency, would lead Trump by 50 percent to 39 percent for him in a hypothetical battle for the White House between the two.