Biden Campaign: He’s “Absolutely” Staying In The Race

Axios reports:

President Biden’s campaign insisted on Friday that he will remain in the 2024 presidential race but acknowledged that it’s been “a tough several weeks” marked by “some slippage” in support set off by his disastrous debate performance last month.

Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of the Biden campaign, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday that Biden is “absolutely” remaining in the race, adding that “he is the best person to take on Donald Trump.”

Top Democrats told Axios’ Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen that they believed mounting pressure on Biden, who tested positive for COVID this week, could push him to decide to drop out of the presidential race, as soon as this weekend.

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“Absolutely the president is in this race, you’ve heard him say that time and time again… He is the best person to take on Donald Trump.”

— Biden campaign chair @jomalleydillon says Biden is not exiting the presidential race pic.twitter.com/zElSb3fG4X

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) July 19, 2024