Donald Trump claimed Joe Biden will drop out of the presidential race after his poor performance in last week’s debate and slammed Vice President Kamala Harris as “so f—ing bad.”
He made the comments in a clip on his Truth Social site that showed him speaking from a golf cart.
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In the video, Trump tells an unidentified person: “He just quit, you know, he’s dropping out of the race… and that means we have Kamala (Harris).
“I think she’s going to be better,” he jokes. “She’s so pathetic, she’s so fucking mean.
“Can you imagine… dealing with Putin, the president of China, who is a fierce person, a fierce man, a very tough guy…?
“They just announced that (Biden) will probably resign,” Trump adds.
It is unclear what his claims are based on, as Biden, 81, He said Wednesday that he would not be expelled.telling his followers: “I’m not leaving. I’m in this race until the end.”
However, poll numbers have fallen and US media reported that he told an ally that his performances in the coming week are vital, a claim denied by the White House.
On Tuesday, Biden said he had I almost fell asleep during the television debate due to a recent hectic travel schedule.
But his shaky performancein which he gave garbled answers and spoke in a weak voice, reportedly caused panic in the Democratic Party and sparked speculation that he would try to replace him.
Doubts about his mental acuity have grown in recent months after he appeared to freeze during several public appearances.
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Biden’s nomination to run against Trump will be approved at the party’s convention in August and the only realistic way it can be replaced is if he himself decided to resign.
If you resigned, Kamala Harris would likely be a contender, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are also up for grabs.
The exact process of how they might be chosen is unclear.
For now, President Biden is publicly showing no signs of stepping back, holding a virtual meeting with 24 governors on Wednesday to try to assure them that he is up to the job.
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The governors of Maryland, Minnesota and New York later told reporters they still supported him.
However, some Democrats have come out to urge him to withdraw, including Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts.
“The unfortunate reality is that the status quo will likely hand us President Trump,” Moulton said in a statement. “President Biden is not getting any younger.”
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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, a major party donor, also urged Biden to end the process, and the pressure could become overwhelming if more big backers follow suit.
All eyes are now on the president’s performance in an interview with ABC News on Friday, which will be scrutinized for further errors or apathy.
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