Joe Biden is “firmly committed” to running in the 2024 election and seeking reelection. The US President made this clear in a letter to congressional Democrats on Monday, amid calls from some supporters for him to step down.
Members of the Democratic Party began losing confidence in Biden’s candidacy following his shaky performance in a CNN debate against Donald Trump. As more supporters voiced their concerns, Biden reassured lawmakers of his determination to stay in the race.
“I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump,” Biden wrote in the letter released by his campaign.
The 81-year-old acknowledged the doubts about his age, saying, “I have heard the concerns that people have—their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them.”
“I can respond to all this by saying clearly and unequivocally: I wouldn’t be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024,” he added.
A recent New York Times report revealed that a senior White House official advised Biden against seeking reelection. This unnamed official has known Biden since the Obama administration and has worked with him on multiple campaigns.
In the letter, Biden expressed his duty to the voters, saying, “I feel a deep obligation to the faith and trust the voters of the Democratic Party have placed in me to run this year. It was their decision to make. Not the press, not the pundits, not the big donors, not any selected group of individuals, no matter how well-intentioned.”
