Is Joe Biden “the most qualified” to beat Donald Trump ? Serious doubts even in his camp

While the American president made two new slips of the tongue during the NATO summit on Thursday, July 11, many Democrats are asking him not to repeat his remarks. feel &agrav; the presidential election.

The White House had made this press conference a moment of clarification by letting Joe Biden respond to journalists without a teleprompter and without knowing the questions & ;agrave; in advance. She hoped to silence doubts about the state of health. of the President of the United States and his faculties at represent oneself & the American presidential election at the end of the year. What if, on Thursday July 11, after the NATO summit, Joe Biden showed that he mastered the majority of of the files discussed, two slips of the tongue tarnished this moment. 

From the first answer, the occupant of the Oval Office made a mistake: “I would not have chosen Vice President Trump to be vice president if I did not think she was qualified to be president,” he said, thinking of referring to Kamala Harris. Earlier in the day, while hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden called her “President Putin”, before quickly correcting himself: “I am so focused on beating Putin!”, he justified himself.”

Repeated errors which damage the image of the Democratic candidate expected for the pre-election. American identity. But Joe Biden, who is a former stutterer, repeats: “I'm not in the race to (preserve ) my (political) heritage. I am there to finish the work I started,” he defended. on his state of health, the Democrat, & aged 81, recalls that he had "three intense and consequent neurological examinations" made by a neurologist, the last of which was in February, and according to him, "they say I'm in good shape&quot ;. "I'm fine. I am tested every day on my neurological abilities" “because of the decisions I make every day,” defended Joe Biden, who says he is ready to take action. retake exams before elections if doctors advise it.

Is the American president the most qualified person to run for office? “presidency”, as he once again affirmed. during the NATO summit ? The name of its vice-president, Kamala Harris, is regularly proposed. to replace him. "There are other people who could also beat Trump, but that's “terribly difficult to start from scratch,” conceded the president. The New York Times even claims that the campaign team of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (his running mate) would have ordered the campaign. surveys on the chances of the latter if she presented herself against Donald Trump. 

Dozens of elected officials demand its removal

Another Ipsos poll estimates that 67% of those questioned think that the American president should withdraw his candidacy. They are 56% à wish him among only Democratic voters. Calls for withdrawal are therefore multiplying even within his camp. Jim Himes, MP Democrat, asked for the president to withdraw from the race, just like nearly 20 other elected officials. According to CBS, "dozens" other political figures could follow Jim Himes' call in the coming hours. Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi would also have mentioned Joe Biden's candidacy recently, according to CNN. 

The fate of the Democrats' campaign will be sealed next month: the official election of the party candidate is scheduled for August 5, before the nomination convention which will be held from August 19 to 22. nbsp;août.