President Biden under pressure

AFP reported yesterday that at least eight Democratic lawmakers have publicly called on President Biden to withdraw from the race, and Mr. Peter Welch is the first senator from the party to do so since the current White House owner encountered difficulties due to his poor performance in the live debate with former President Trump on June 27. "For the good of the country, I call on President Biden to withdraw from the race," Mr. Welch emphasized in an article published in The Washington Post on July 10.

Internally shaky

Axios also reported yesterday that Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader in the Senate, has signaled to donors that he may support someone else to replace Mr. Biden as the party's presidential candidate. However, in a statement released by his office later, Mr. Schumer emphasized: "I support President Biden and remain committed to defeating Donald Trump in November."

President Biden speaks to supporters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) on July 7.

Meanwhile, Hollywood star George Clooney wrote a shocking editorial in The New York Times on July 10, just three weeks after co-hosting a fundraiser in Los Angeles that raised nearly $30 million for Biden. "He's not even the Joe Biden of 2020," Clooney wrote, arguing that Biden would lose the presidential election and that Democrats would lose both houses of Congress . Also on July 10, former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC that Biden had to decide quickly whether to stay in the race. "We're all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running out," Pelosi said, declining to say whether she wanted Biden to run again.

Asked to comment on Pelosi’s remarks and Clooney’s article, Biden’s campaign pointed to a letter the president sent to congressional Democrats in which he “firmly committed” to staying in the race and defeating Trump. Asked if he still had Pelosi’s support, Biden responded by raising his fist in victory, according to Reuters.

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Mr. Trump took advantage of

On the opponent side, Mr. Trump, who has been relatively quiet since the debate on June 27, criticized both Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Clooney. At the same time, on July 10, Axios quoted some of Mr. Trump's advisers revealing that the former president is adjusting his agenda, the Republican Party's policies, his plan to choose a running mate and his debate style to attract more groups of voters in seven battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada and Arizona.

According to US media, Mr. Trump still wants Mr. Biden to be his opponent in the presidential election on November 5. Mr. Trump (78 years old) has told his friends that Mr. Biden's (82 years old) debate performance and age are gifts from the political gods.

Health issues fall into focus

Reuters quoted a statement from the US House Oversight Committee saying that on July 10, the committee ordered three senior White House aides to appear for questioning related to President Biden's health. They are Mr. Anthony Bernal, a top aide to First Lady Jill Biden; Deputy White House Chief of Staff Annie Tomasini; and Special Assistant to the President Ashley Williams. The Oversight Committee asked them to respond by July 17 and participate in closed-door interviews by the end of July.

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