Biden insists in letter to Democrats and live TV interview he’s staying in race

Biden insists in letter to Democrats and live TV interview he’s staying in race

President lashes out at ‘elites’ in party, saying on MSNBC’s Morning Joe: ‘Challenge me at the convention!’

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Joe Biden came out swinging Monday against critics of his calamitous June debate performance, telling Democrats in an open letter and Americans in a pugnacious live TV interview he is staying in the presidential race – rejecting growing calls to concede that at 81 he is too old and ineffective to beat Donald Trump, and should drop out in favour of a younger candidate.

The president lashed out at “elites in the party” in a live telephone interview with the MSNBC show Morning Joe, saying he said they were behind calls for him to quit. He added: “If any of these guys don’t think I should run, run against me. Go ahead. Announce for president – challenge me at the convention!”

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