Biden “acknowledged the tough past few days” in campaign all-staff call, source says
With his White House and campaign in crisis mode, President Joe Biden doubled down on his commitment to staying in the race during an all-staff call with his campaign Wednesday afternoon.
Biden “acknowledged the tough past few days, and said unequivocally to his team he is running for reelection and he is going to beat Donald Trump,” another source familiar with the call told CNN.
“I’m in this race to the end and we’re going to win because when Democrats unite, we will always win. Just as we beat Donald Trump in 2020, we’re going to beat him again in 2024,” Biden told his team, according to that source.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who is dismissing calls to replace Biden, told the team that she will follow Biden’s lead.
“We will not back down. We will follow our president’s lead. We will fight, and we will win,” Harris said, according to the source.
Biden concluded, according to the source: “There is no one I’d rather be in this battle with than all of you. So let’s link arms. Let’s get this done. You, me, the vice president. Together.”
CNN
