Biden “is considering withdrawing”. But the White House denies the step back –

Joe Biden is considering whether to continue his bid for the White House. According to the New York Times, the outgoing president himself told an ally, whose name was not mentioned in the article. Biden is said to have admitted that he may not be able to save his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is ready to face the electoral challenge with Donald Trump, following his performance in the televised debate last week, criticized by many and called “disastrous” by the New York Times.

The president, according to the ally cited by the NYT, is still deeply committed to his re-election, but he knows that his upcoming appearances over the weekend – including an interview scheduled for Friday with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos and campaign stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – must go well. The White House, however, denied the newspaper regarding the alleged step back that the US president is considering. “This statement is absolutely false. If The New York Times had given us more than 7 minutes to comment, we would have told them,” spokesman Andrew Bates wrote on X.

CNN, however, confirmed the news published by the New York Times and reported that President Joe Biden, speaking privately with one of his closest allies, acknowledged that the next few days will be crucial to understand whether he is still able to save his candidacy. If the outcome is negative, the CNN source reported, Biden would be willing to accept that things “are not working.” The president “understands the moment. His eyes are open,” the source reported. “The polls are falling, fundraising is stalling, and interviews are not going well. He is not unaware,” he added.