President Biden has a string of critical appearances today that will be closely watched, as he struggles to fend off mounting pressure from within his own party to end his reelection bid following a disastrous debate performance last week.
Biden is heading to the battleground state of Wisconsin for a rally that’s scheduled to start at 2:15 p.m. ET. Hours later, at 8 p.m., a sit-down interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos is set to air.
In Madison, the president will be campaigning alongside Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and other local leaders. The event comes just over a week after Biden’s troubling performance in a debate against former President Donald Trump, which sparked calls within the Democratic Party for him to step aside.
But Biden, 81, has said he won’t be dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. The president and his campaign have spent the past week in damage control mode, insisting that Biden is the right person to take down Trump this fall in the race for the White House.
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What is an open convention?
USA Today answers several questions about how a so-called open convention would play out at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
An open convention happens when there is no pre-determined nominee to award the title, and the nominating process to find one would take place at the convention where delegates, once bound to Biden, would be able to cast their votes for whichever new candidate that emerged they wanted.
The Democratic party hasn’t had an open convention since 1968 during disputes over the Vietnam War.
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If Biden steps aside, who could replace him?
Pressure is mounting on Biden following his disastrous performance in last week’s debate as questions swirl over his viability as a candidate in the 2024 presidential race.
The president, for his part, has shown no outward signs that he plans to step aside. He reportedly assured staffers on a campaign call Wednesday that “I am running,” adding, “no one’s pushing me out. I’m not leaving. I’m in this race to the end, and we’re going to win.”
President Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Friday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Biden departed Joint Base Andrews for Madison, Wis., just before 12:30 p.m. ET.
When asked by a reporter if he could still beat Trump in the 2024 race, Biden replied “yes” before walking up the steps to board his plane.
‘Polite but probing’ Stephanopoulos to interview Biden
Agence France-Presse profiled George Stephanopoulos, the former Bill Clinton adviser turned ABC News host who will be conducting President Biden’s high-stakes Friday interview.
Known for his polite but probing style, Stephanopoulos, 63, has interviewed many heads of state including Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The focus of the interview will undoubtedly be Biden’s health after the president’s debate against Donald Trump, in which Biden lost his train of thought several times, stumbled over words and syntax and spoke incoherently.
Born to a Greek family in Massachusetts, Stephanopoulos grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, where both of his parents worked in the American Greek Orthodox Church.
After graduating near the top of his class with a degree in political science from Columbia University in New York, Stephanopoulos moved to Washington to work as a congressional aide.
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