WASHINGTON, July 12 British billionaire Richard Branson , which owns assets in the United States, mainly the suborbital travel company Virgin Galactic, on Friday called on US President Joe Biden to withdraw his candidacy from the upcoming election.
«His desire to continue in this manner has led to a dangerous distraction from the issues that this presidential race should really focus on. It is not too late to make the right decision now and give way — for the sake of America and the free world,» Branson said in his statement. blog on the Virgin group website.
The businessman, who calls himself a citizen of the world, says that he cannot remain silent on this issue, since events in the United States affect the whole world. He recommended that Biden consider what his legacy would look like if he remained in the presidential race despite criticism and calls within the party to withdraw his candidacy.
American media agree that Biden performed unsuccessfully at the first debate with former President Donald Trump. The current American president stammered and paused, not always clearly formulating his thoughts.
Now politicians and journalists are saying that Democrats may refuse to nominate Biden and replace him with another candidate. Theoretically, the party will have such an opportunity at the congress in August, but in practice it will be difficult to remove the winning president from the race if he does not refuse to participate. At the same time, Biden says he intends to stay in the race and go to the end, saying that there are no candidates better than him.
The second debate between Biden and Trump is scheduled for September 10. The US presidential elections will be held on November 5.