Biden Pens Defiant Letter to Dems Calling for Him to Step Aside, Says He Is ‘Firmly Committed’ to Running
President Joe Biden is urging nervous Democrats in Congress to get behind him and stop calling for him to drop out. In a letter to Democrats released on Monday, as lawmakers return from their July 4th recess, Biden…
President Joe Biden is urging nervous Democrats in Congress to get behind him and stop calling for him to drop out.
In a letter to Democrats released on Monday, as lawmakers return from their July 4th recess, Biden said, “I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.”
“I have had extensive conversations with the leadership of the party, elected officials, rank and file members, and most importantly, Democratic voters over these past 10 days or so,” he continued. “I have heard the concerns that people have — their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them. Believe me.”
Check out the full letter below:
Biden insisted he knows “better than anyone the responsibility and burden the nominee of our party carries.” And he stated, “I wouldn’t be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024.”
The president also noted the limited challenge he faced during the primary, and added, “One fared so badly that he left the primaries to run as an independent. Another attacked me for being too old and was soundly defeated.”
After noting he won the primary, Biden asked, “Do we now just say this process didn’t matter? That the voters don’t have a say?”
“I decline to do that. I feel a deep obligation to the faith and the trust the voters of the Democratic Party have placed in me to run this year. It was their decision to make. Not the press, not the pundits, not the big donors, not any selected group of individuals, no matter how well intentioned,” he continued. “The voters – and the voters alone – decide the nominee of the Democratic Party. How can we stand for democracy in our nation if we ignore it in our own party? I cannot do that. I will not do that.”