Joe Biden Dares Democratic Doubters To Challenge Him
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"If any of these guys don't think I should run, run against me," the president said on Monday.
President Joe Biden struck a defiant tone on Monday, daring his critics to run against him at the Democratic convention if they opposed his decision to stay on as the presumptive presidential nominee.
Calling in to NBC’s “Morning Joe,” Biden dismissed calls from some Democratic lawmakers, newspaper editorial boards and political commentators urging him to drop out of the 2024 race after his shaky debate performance with Donald Trump, insisting that “average Democrats” are with him.
“I’m getting so frustrated by the elites in the party. ... They know so much more,” Biden said. “If any of these guys don’t think I should run, run against me. Announce for president, challenge me at the convention.”
“I don’t care what those big names think. They were wrong in 2020,” he added, referring to columnists at The New York Times and elsewhere who have urged him to step aside for a younger presidential nominee.
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