Washington – President Biden is scheduled to visit the battleground state of Wisconsin for a campaign rally on Friday, kicking off a crucial weekend in his re-election bid as he seeks to allay concerns raised by his campaign about his fitness for a second term. Amazing debate performance Just about a week ago.
In addition to a campaign event in Madison, Wisconsin on Friday afternoon, Biden is scheduled to tape an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, which the network said will air in full on Friday night. The president is also scheduled to head to Philadelphia on Sunday for another campaign event, before concluding his Fourth of July holiday weekend with a second visit to a battleground state.
The president’s speeches have come under fresh criticism following his poor performance against Republican front-runner and former President Donald Trump in the first presidential debate on June 27. Biden said his hectic travel schedule in the run-up to his showdown with Trump hurt his performance, saying at a campaign event on Tuesday that he “nearly fell asleep” onstage after two visits to Europe in June.
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In two radio interviews aired Thursday, Biden acknowledged that “the debate wasn’t good” and that he “failed.”
Biden’s campaign and the White House have tried to ease concerns about Biden’s lackluster performance by claiming he had a cold and that his debate gaffe was simply a “bad night.” As part of an effort to calm concerns about Biden and his age, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Participated in the call I met with election staff on Wednesday. Met with 20 Democratic Governors Biden met at the White House later that evening and also with Democratic leaders of the House and Senate and other key allies in Congress.
Throughout his communications, the president has consistently delivered the same message, participants said: He’s fighting to defeat President Trump and he won’t be ousted.
“My father taught me that when you get knocked down, you just get back up,” Biden said Thursday in a radio interview on “The Earl Ingraham Show” in Wisconsin, “and I know we’re going to win this election, we’re going to beat Donald Trump.”
Among these assurances, two House Democrats publicly Calling on Biden Reps. Lloyd Doggett of Texas and Raul Grijalva of Arizona are among those who have announced they are dropping out of the race, while others have publicly urged the president to take steps to prove to voters, Democratic lawmakers and party donors that he is fit for a second term in the White House.
