There is no retreat/ Biden resists the pressure to leave, believes in winning the election

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Friday called for party unity to defeat what he called the "dark vision" represented by his political opponent, former President Donald Trump. Mr. Biden's comments come in the face of pressure from Democrats at the highest levels, who are asking him to drop out of the presidential race and pave the way for the nomination of a new candidate.

Including six House Democrats who joined the dissenting voices on Friday - it has brought to 28 the number of those who want Mr. Biden to withdraw after his poor showing in the debate with Mr. Trump. President Biden is self-isolating at his Dellauer vacation home after contracting COVID-19, but he said next week will find him on the campaign trail.

The president, who insists he can defeat Republican nominee Donald Trump, is consulting with family and leaning on some of his trusted advisers as he tries to resist efforts to oust him from the race.

In a statement on Friday, Mr. Biden said that Mr. Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention revealed "a dark vision of the future." The president, who is trying to shift the political conversation from his future to his opponent's agenda, said he planned to return to the campaign trail next week. He insisted that despite the concerns of some party officials, he could win the November election.

"Together, we can and will defeat him at the ballot box," declared Mr. Biden. "The risk is high and the solution is clear. Together, we will win."

During the day, his campaign manager, Jen O'Malley Dillion, acknowledged that there is a "decline" in support for the president, but insisted that he will "absolutely" stay in the race and that his campaign believes there is "some way to go." to defeat Mr. Trump.

"We have a lot of work to do to assure Americans that yes, he is old, but he can win the election," she declared on MSNBC television. But she said voters worried about Mr. Biden's ability to lead the country have not decided to vote for Mr. Trump at all. "They have questions, but they're standing with Joe Biden," she said.

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee's branch held a meeting on Friday, continuing with plans for a virtual vote on August 7 to nominate the party's nominee for president ahead of the party's convention in late August in Chicago. .

These are very important days for the president and his party: Mr. Trump just closed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee with enthusiasm. Meanwhile, Democrats, who are racing against time, are considering the extraordinary possibility that Mr. Biden withdraws from the election race to make way for a new nominee before the assembly.

On Friday, Representatives Jared Huffman, Mark Veasey, Chuy Garcia and Mark Pocan — who together represent a broad swath of the Democratic Party in Congress — made a joint call for Mr. Biden to drop out of the race.

"We must defeat Donald Trump to save our democracy," they wrote.

In a separate post, Representative Sean Casten of Illinois wrote that "with a broken heart and after some personal reflection" he, too, called on Mr. Biden to "carry the baton to the new generation."

Campaign officials said Mr. Biden is even more committed to staying in the race despite calls to withdraw. According to them, the president's senior advisers in the White House have not had internal conversations with the president about his departure from the race.

But there is still time to reconsider this position. Mr. Biden has been told that the campaign is struggling to raise funds and that key Democrats are seeing opportunities while he is in isolation due to COVID-19 and not campaigning to push for his departure. Some members of his cabinet have doubts about Mr. Biden's ability to win.

According to the Associated Press, the announcement of this news was partially based on the information provided by about ten people who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the case./VOA