Biden Tells Hill Democrats He Won’t Quit

President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an “end” to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his “dismal” public debate performance, Lisa Mascaro reported for the Associated Press (AP).

Biden stressed that the party has “one job,” which is to defeat presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November. I Photo: President Joe Biden Facebook

Biden’s efforts to shore up a deeply anxious Democratic Party came as lawmakers returned to Washington and confronted a choice: decide whether to work to revive his campaign or edge out the party leader, a make-or-break time for his reelection and their own political futures.

Biden wrote in the two-page letter that “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.” He stressed that the party has “one job,” which is to defeat presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November.

“We have 42 days to the Democratic Convention and 119 days to the general election,” Biden said in the letter, distributed by his reelection campaign.

"Any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity about the task ahead only helps Trump and hurts us. It’s time to come together, move forward as a unified party, and defeat Donald Trump.”

Some of the president’s staunchest supporters are redoubling the fight for Biden’s presidency, insisting there’s no one better to beat Trump in what many see as among the most important elections of a lifetime, Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Seung Min Kim, and Mary Clare Jalonick also reported for AP.