Biden, 81, has been under growing pressure to assuage doubts about his physical and mental fitness following a stumbling debate performance last week against his Republican challenger, Donald Trump, Al Jazeera reported.
Three elected Democrats have publicly called on Biden to step aside since Thursday’s debate, during which the president stumbled over his words and lost his train of thought on several occasions.
Several other Democratic lawmakers have publicly warned that they expect him to lose to Trump in November’s presidential election.
Addressing a supporter who yelled “keep up the fight!” during an Independence Day celebration on Thursday, Biden reiterated that he had no intention of quitting the race.
“You got me, man. I’m not going anywhere,” Biden said at the White House event.
In a pre-recorded radio interview that aired earlier on Thursday, Biden pledged to keep fighting, describing his faltering debate performance as “a bad night”.
Despite growing concerns about Biden’s electability among Democrats and donors, the president has so far avoided a mass revolt against his candidacy from within his own ranks.
On Wednesday, a group of Democratic governors reiterated their support for Biden after a meeting with him and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House.
“The president has always had our backs. We’re going to have his back as well,” Maryland Governor Wes Moore told reporters.
Still, cracks continued to emerge in Biden’s support base.
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