President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is not the only person who can defeat former President Donald Trump, a comment that comes a day after the incumbent suggested he might not run if Trump were not also seeking a second term.
A reporter asked Biden if he thinks there are any Democrats who can beat Trump besides him, to which Biden responded, “Probably 50 of them.” When asked if that is his belief, Biden aggregate“No, I’m not the only one who can beat him, but I will beat him.” Biden did not respond to a follow-up question about who he might have in mind.
Reporter: “Do you think there is any Democrat who can beat Donald Trump besides you?”
President Biden: “Probably 50 of them.”
Journalist: “Do you think there are?”
President Biden: “I’m not the only one who can beat him, but I will beat him.” pic.twitter.com/01sRENfJzP
– The count (@therecount) December 6, 2023
During the 2020 election cycle, while campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Biden presented himself as the candidate could beat Trump “like a drum.” There were early signs that perhaps only limit yourself to one mandatealthough Biden is now immersed in a re-election campaign in which he has stated “Our democracy is at stake.”
Still, Biden faces a decline approval numbers and the president’s tendency to lose his train of thought while speaking, along with moments caught on camera in which he stumbled or fell, have raised concerns, even among Democrats, about Biden’s ability to lead effectively at the age 81 years old.
Biden is the clear favorite for his party’s nomination, facing challenges from unlikely candidates such as Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and self-help author Marianne Williamson, but polls on a 2020 rematch have lately tilted in favor of Trump. Additionally, there has been speculation that a high-profile Democrat like California Gov. Gavin Newsom could jump into the race if Biden drops out while Vice President Kamala Harris holds out. low approval ratings.
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At a fundraiser in Massachusetts on Tuesday, Biden told donors that he was “not sure” about running for re-election in 2024 if Trump were not also running. “But we can’t let him win,” he added. That appears to be a change from Biden’s stance in April, when he said he thought that would still be running again even if Trump wasn’t.
Trump responded to Biden’s comments Tuesday in a Fox News town hall that night. “Well, I think someone gave him a topic of conversation. “They thought that would sound good,” Trump said. saying. He also predicted that Biden will not be the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in 2024. “I think he’s in bad shape physically,” Trump said, later adding, “mentally I would say he’s possibly just as bad, and maybe even worse.” .
Polls show Trump has a clear lead in the Republican presidential nomination. But Trump still faces his own challenges, such as a deluge of criminal and civil cases that are lining up trial dates across the 2024 election calendar. And he must still prevail over his Republican rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. , and former United Nations ambassador and former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley. And there are other factors at play, such as a third party led by Robert Kennedy Jr., who has received double-digit support in some polls examining a three-way showdown.
