Biden pitches himself to top donors as Democrats’ best bet against Trump
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Joe Biden told top donors he is still the best candidate to defeat Donald Trump as his campaign seeks to move beyond a crisis threatening to consume Democrats.
President Joe Biden told top donors on a video call Monday that he is still the best candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump as the Biden campaign and the White House sought to move beyond a crisis threatening to consume the Democratic Party. “I’m telling you, I’m not going anywhere, folks,” Biden said, according to a recording of the call obtained by CNN from a participant not authorized to release it. “I am in this to the end, and I’m going to beat Trump, I promise you.” The president told participants that Democrats “can’t waste any more time being distracted” by the intraparty turmoil. “We’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in the bull’s-eye,” he said. “We can’t go another day, another day, without explaining what he’s doing, and we have to go after him.” Biden’s message echoed a defiant Monday morning letter he addressed to House Democrats and an unscheduled appearance on MSNBC in which he discounted the conclusions of polls and pundits suggesting he could not deliver a victory in November. It’s an open question whether the intense circling-of-the-wagons from the president and his campaign will ultimately ease the concerns of Democratic donors and other party elders, who fear Biden’s candidacy could inflict significant damage to the Democratic ticket in the fall.
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