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President Joe Biden was defiant throughout a uncommon information convention … preventing again at critics who’re calling for him to drop out of the race.
POTUS is making an attempt to point out voters he is nonetheless acquired the psychological chops to beat Donald Trump and perform the duties of president for an additional time period … and whereas he made a couple of trademark flubs — like saying “Vice President Trump” in referring to Kamala Harris — he was assured in his capability to win one other election, and pushed again on narratives about his psychological health.
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Biden referred to as his debate catastrophe a “silly mistake” … saying he was off his recreation as a result of he traveled throughout creation within the weeks earlier than … together with from Italy to L.A. to go to the fundraiser with George Clooney. He stated he will not make that mistake once more.
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The Prez additionally poo-poo’d tales about him being no good after eight PM … Biden says the narrative out there’s false and he simply needs fundraising occasions moved up within the day so his supporters can get house earlier. He says he is making an attempt to tempo himself extra and his schedule stays jam-packed after the talk.
Biden took some photographs at Trump too … saying the previous president simply rides round on his golf cart today whereas he will get necessary coverage handed.

6/27/24
CNN
There’s loads of strain on Biden right here, each internally and externally, with White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre even hyping this look up as a “huge boy” press convention.
Biden’s to date been defiant amid rising requires him to drop out of the race, saying he has no plans to change course … and he appeared fairly peeved with all of the noise, and it got here throughout in his remarks.
TMZ broke the story … ‘GMA’ anchor George Stephanopoulos is on video telling a passerby he does not consider Biden might serve another term. George has talked to Biden greater than most lately, together with a current one-on-one interview.

7/9/24
TMZ.com
A day earlier than Biden’s massive press convention, George Clooney revealed an op-ed in The New York Times calling on Biden to make way for a different candidate to problem Trump.
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Clooney stated his interactions with Biden finally month’s Los Angeles fundraiser left him feeling like Biden “was not the Joe ‘huge F-ing deal’ Biden of 2010. He wasn’t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the identical man all of us witnessed on the debate.”
Michael Douglas additionally went on TV and seconded Clooney’s opinion about Biden … saying on “The View” that George was making a “legitimate level.”

7/5/24
ABC Information
Biden has some folks in his corner … together with D.L. Hughley and Joy Behar — and California Governor Gavin Newsom continues to go to bat for POTUS.
These supporters are in all probability feeling higher now … and Biden’s making it clear he is not going to provide strategy to one other candidate.