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White House Tries to Quell Biden Fitness Concerns
The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, stressed that President Biden was “absolutely not” considering withdrawing from the 2024 race, while trying to reassure the public of his cognitive capacity.
“The president has certainly spoken to this many, many times about the debate. And so he had an opportunity to do that in front of supporters. And as you just stated, he did that. He talked about, he owned that the debate was not his best night. And he said himself, it’s not an excuse, but it’s an explanation. I think in addition to the two major trips, he was also doing, continued to do his presidential duties. He worked late in doing that, and he also prepared for the debate. And on top of that, there was obviously the jet lag, as you just asked, asked about, and also he had a cold.” Reporter: “Is President Biden considering stepping down?” “Absolutely, absolutely not. He had an opportunity to talk to supporters. He’s done it a couple times at this point, and laid out what happened on that night, talked about how he understands and it was not his best night. He understands that it is fair for people to ask that question. The president responded directly when asked about this question because we said that we would, and the president said it is no, it is absolutely false. That’s coming directly from him.”
White House Tries to Quell Biden Fitness Concerns
The White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, stressed that President Biden was “absolutely not” considering withdrawing from the 2024 race, while trying to reassure the public of his cognitive capacity.
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