Republicans will gather in Milwaukee next week to formally name former President Donald Trump as their pick for the GOP presidential nomination.
As they gear up for their revelry, President Joe Biden, and his name atop the Democratic ticket to face Trump again in November, has dominated the headlines.
Biden, 81, has faced questions within his own party about his capacity to win a presidential election and serve another four years in the White House in the aftermath of a shaky debate performance in which the president's voice sounded raspy and he appeared to stumble over his words.
“I want him to do whatever he decides to do. And that’s, that’s the way it is. Whatever he decides, we go with,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a trusted Biden ally, said during an MSNBC appearance Wednesday morning. “I’ve said to everybody, ‘Let’s just hold off. Whatever you’re thinking, either tell somebody privately, but you don’t have to put that on the table until we see how we go this week.’”
Biden's more staunch backers have pushed back on criticism of the president's debate performance and age, arguing Trump's track record — including his conviction on 34 criminal charges and continued legal challenges — is much worse.
Trump hasn’t yet named a running mate but he is expected to do so before the convention begins Monday. The Hill has the rundown on potential candidates here.
The party will gather in the Badger State through Thursday to build unity among candidates heading into the November elections — which not only will decide control of the White House, but could also shift party control of the currently split House and Senate.
