Joe Biden called into his old campaign headquarters, now managed by Vice President Kamala Harris, on Sunday for his first semi-public audio comments since abandoning his bid for a second term as president, but did little to ease concerns about his health.
Monday marked another big moment in a series of big political events over the past few weeks: Sen. Kamala Harris announced that she was all but certain to have enough convention delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president in 2024, the day after the senator dropped out of the race.
“You guys are a great team. But we’re a really great team. I think we made the right decision.”
She later appeared at Biden’s former campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware (which has now been transferred to her campaign) and spoke to staff and volunteers.
Biden, who is recovering from COVID-19 elsewhere in Delaware, called Harris’ campaign party and appeared to announce that she was close to being nominated. Hearing Biden’s voice was likely a relief for many in the crowd, as he hadn’t been seen in public for nearly a week, but it also seemed to confirm growing concerns about his health.
of New York Post He described his speech as “eerily slurred and raspy.” Parents The 81-year-old president admitted that his voice was “a little husky.”
“The news yesterday was a surprise and I know it was hard for you to hear, but it was the right decision,” Biden said of dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. “I know this is hard because you all gave yourselves to help me win this election. Help me to win the nomination. Help me to win the nomination and then win and win the election.”
“But,” he continued, still stammering, “you guys are a great team. But we’re a great, great… I think we made the right decision.”
In remarks that appeared to be prepared, Biden also expressed praise for Harris and promised to contribute to her campaign in any way he could.
“By the way, I’m not going anywhere,” Biden insisted, repeating remarks Harris made on the White House South Lawn on Monday about her COVID-19 recovery. “I’m going to be out on the campaign trail with her, with Kamala, and I’m going to be working hard both as a sitting president to get legislation passed and on the campaign trail.”
“You know, the name at the top of the candidate list has changed, but the mission has not changed at all.”
Despite the campaign’s attention being squarely focused on Harris, the reaction to the call has focused primarily on Biden’s seemingly ill health, especially rumor Rumours began circulating on social media on Monday that he was possibly suffering from more serious symptoms. Medical Emergencies Last week, Las Vegas saw more tourists than previously thought possible.
As these rumors swirled, many noted that Ms Harris appeared to lose her composure briefly during her conversation with Mr Biden, before almost immediately rephrasing her remarks, giving skeptics reason to doubt the authenticity of the call.
“Joe, I know you’re still recording the call,” Harris said, and sherecording“
at least Social media Users offered a different take, arguing that she may have meant “to go on the record.” another He suggested the call may have been “pre-recorded to edit out any mistakes.”
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