Key takeaways from President Biden’s ‘big boy’ NATO news conference
Al Jazeera
The briefing was a chance for the president to project strength amid calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.
United States President Joe Biden delivered a fiery news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, as he sought to dispel concerns about his age and continued ability to lead.
“I’ve got to finish this job because there’s so much at stake,” Biden told a group of reporters.
Still, the Democrat, 81, misspoke on several occasions in the question-and-answer section, raising further concerns about his performance.
Biden is currently in a heated race for a second term in the White House. But his poll numbers have faltered after a dismal performance in the inaugural 2024 presidential debate, where he stumbled and stuttered opposite his Republican rival Donald Trump.
In the aftermath, a growing chorus of Democrats have called for Biden to drop out of the race, making room for a younger candidate to be the party’s nominee.
