Biden, facing race pressure, admits debate skills decline but vows truth
Days after his disastrous presidential debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, under pressure to quit the race, on Monday acknowledged his advancing age but underlined that what he knows is "how to tell the truth."
Panic seems to have gripped sections of his Democratic Party following 81-year-old Biden's rambling and at times incoherent 90-minute debate performance in Atlanta on Thursday night.
Amidst reports that Biden's family on Sunday encouraged the president to stay in the 2024 race, he indicated on Monday that he is not quitting the race.
"Folks, I might not walk as easily or talk as smoothly as I used to. I might not debate as well as I used to. But what I do know is how to tell the truth," Biden, the presumptive presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, posted on his personal X account.
Biden's family on Sunday encouraged the president to stay in the 2024 race and privately discussed whether top aides should be fired on the heels of Biden's