Where Biden’s potential Democratic replacements stand on the Gaza war
Al Jazeera
As the US president faces calls to drop out of the race, Al Jazeera looks at who could take his place and what they have said about Gaza.
Washington, DC – The political storm unleashed by last week’s presidential debate in the United States is still raging despite the White House’s assurances that President Joe Biden is not quitting the race.
The 81-year-old president’s disastrous performance against his predecessor Donald Trump has fuelled questions about his viability as a candidate, if not his fitness for office. During the debate, observers noted Biden regularly lost his train of thought and appeared exhausted or confused.
That has spurred pressure for Biden to drop out and make room for a different candidate to represent the Democratic Party, as the presidential election approaches in November.
Many of Biden’s potential replacements, however, have voiced support for him, but that has done little to quiet speculation about the president’s future.
Before the debate, Biden faced growing discontent among large segments of the Democratic base over his “ironclad” support for Israel’s war in Gaza, which has killed more than 38,000 Palestinians and sparked accusations of genocide.
