Biden Digs In, Declares He Is Staying in Presidential Race

Biden conducts crucial interview with ABC News to air Friday
Pressure has mounted on the president to drop out of race

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By Justin Sink and Akayla Gardner

July 5, 2024 at 2:33 AM UTC

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July 5, 2024 at 9:58 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden declared he was staying in the presidential race and denounced efforts to push him out during a visit to swing-state Wisconsin, kicking off a furious effort to restore the faith of voters, donors and party officials deeply skeptical of his fitness for office.

“Let me say it as clearly as I can, I’m staying in the race,” Biden, 81, said Friday during a campaign stop in the state capital of Madison. “I’ll beat Donald Trump.”