“No one is more qualified (than me)” to be president or to win this election, the US president claimed. Joe Biden during the interview he gave to ABC News.

The disappointing performance of the 81-year-old Biden in the debate with his 78-year-old Republican rival on June 27 has resulted in some Democrats raising the question of withdrawing his candidacy. Already four Democratic congressmen have urged Joe Biden to drop out of the race for the White House.

President Biden acknowledged for the umpteenth time that his appearance in the previous teleconference with Donald Trump did not meet expectations, but emphasized that it was a bad bracket – an isolated incident due to the cold that was bothering him. “I was feeling lousy … I had a bad cold” that day, he said.

George Stephanopoulos asked him directly if he later watched the telefight to form a better opinion about his performance. “I don’t think so, no,” Biden replied.

The Greek-born journalist also raised the issue of the cognitive test that Donald Trump has repeatedly requested, asking President Biden if he would be ready to undergo such an evaluation. The American president replied that the exercise of his duties is equivalent to a cognitive test to which he submits every day.

Although he appeared more comfortable compared to the June 27 telefight, Joe Biden did not avoid in some cases incomplete or somewhat disjointed sentences.

For 22 minutes, he doggedly defended his candidacy for a second term in the White House, challenging the polls that give Donald Trump the lead and expressing his certainty that this is a close, “chest to chest” race.

George Stephanopoulos persistently asked President Biden about the possibility of dropping out of the election race, only to receive the following response: “If God Almighty came and said to me, ‘Joe, get out of the race,’ I would. But Almighty God will not come.”

“Biden looks better than the debate, but does not understand the gravity of the moment,” according to analysts

“Biden looks better than the debate, but does not understand the gravity of the moment,” according to analysts
In the wake of the interview, analysts estimate that Joe Biden looks better than the debate but there is nothing to reassure those who worry that he may lose to Trump.

“Some things are raising new concerns, that he doesn’t understand the predicament he’s in after the debate and the polls. When asked what he will think if he loses to Trump in January, he said:

I’ll feel like I did my best. There is nothing in this interview that will push him out, but also nothing that will appease those who are calling for him to leave.’

For their part, White House correspondents comment that the American president does not seem to understand the seriousness of the moment. “He worries about a bad night in the debate, some generally worry that he doesn’t have what it takes to win,” they point out.

Mike Quigley 4th Democrat to call on President Biden to withdraw candidacy

THE Mike Quigley became the fourth Democratic congressman to urge the US president Joe Biden to drop out of the race for the White House, 4 months before the presidential election.

Speaking on MSNBC, Rep. Mike Quigley, who represents Illinois in the House of Representatives, acknowledges that President Biden is owed “gratitude”, but emphasizes that “the only thing you can do now” is to “prevent absolute disaster”. it’s “step down and let someone else do it” (i.e. be an opponent of Donald Trump in the November election).

BREAKING: Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) calls on Biden to exit the race:

“Mr. President, your legacy is set. We owe you the greatest debt of gratitude. The only thing that you can do now to cement that for all time and prevent utter catastrophe is to step down and let someone else… pic.twitter.com/tnWOxja5lF

— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) July 5, 2024

The other three Democratic congressmen who have called on President Biden to drop out of the election race are Lloyd Doggett (Texas), Raul Grijalva (Arizona) and Seth Moulton (Massachusetts).