Biden Doubles Down on Candidacy as New Campaign Implores Him to Drop Out
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At a Wisconsin rally and in a sit-down interview, Biden refused to heed growing calls for him to "pass the torch."
President Joe Biden on Friday delivered a defiant response to those within the Democratic Party urging him to drop out of the 2024 race, characterizing his abysmal debate performance against Donald Trump as a “bad episode” rather than validation of longstanding concerns about his age and cognitive health. At a rally in Wisconsin and in a later sit-down interview with ABC News anchor George...