WASHINGTON (EFE).— The family of US President Joe Biden encouraged him yesterday during a meeting at Camp David to continue his campaign for re-election, despite some voices in the Democratic Party urging him to withdraw following his weak performance in the debate once morest former President Donald Trump.
According to two Biden advisers, cited by CNN, the family offered the president their “unconditional support” during the meeting at the remote Camp David residence, which was attended by the first lady, Jill, their children and grandchildren.
The meeting had been planned weeks ago for a photo shoot with renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz.
However, the meeting ended up being surrounded by great expectations, since the president’s family has always played a crucial role in his political decisions.
At the meeting, the family urged him to keep fighting with the conviction that he can do a good job over the next four years, despite his age, which at 81 makes him the oldest president in the country’s history, according to close sources cited by The New York Times and CNN.
One of the voices most urging Biden to resist the pressure is that of his son Hunter, who has had to fight his own court battle over an investigation opened when Trump was in power and which resulted in his conviction this month on charges of illegally purchasing and possessing a gun.
Hunter Biden wants the president to continue in the race for the White House to show voters his feisty nature, rather than the image projected on debate night of an aging president with a hoarse voice who was unable to finish some of his sentences.
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2024-07-11 02:22:42