MOSCOW, July 19 People close to US President Joe Biden believe that he has begun to accept the idea that he may not win the upcoming US elections and may have to leave the race, the New York Times reports, citing four people close to the president.
«Several people close to President Biden said Thursday they believe he has begun to accept the idea that he may not win in November and may have to drop out of the race,» he writes. edition.
At the same time, one of the sources noted that the president has not yet made a final decision to withdraw from the race. At the same time, another source said that it would not be a surprise to anyone if Biden made a corresponding announcement “soon” and supported US Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement.
At the same time, White House officials deny reports of Biden's possible withdrawal from the presidential race, claiming that they emerged as a result of a “coordinated campaign of leaks” organized by the most influential members of the US Democratic Party to increase pressure on the president, the publication notes.
Earlier, ABC News reported that Biden ordered a public opinion poll on the prospects of US Vice President Kamala Harris if she enters the presidential race.
There are growing calls among Democrats to nominate another candidate instead of Biden after his failure in the debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump. 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, arguing 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.