Biden family won't let debate define past four years: First lady
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First lady Jill Biden doubled down on her support of her husband in a new interview, saying that she will not let last week’s debate define the last four years of President Biden’s administration.
In comments to Vogue on Sunday, the first lady said the family “will not let those 90 minutes define the four years he’s been president.”
“We will continue to fight,” she said, adding that Biden “will always do what’s best for the country.”
Jill Biden is featured in Vogue Magazine’s August 2024 issue. The magazine noted that they spoke to her by phone on June 30, where she had gathered at Camp David with the president and other family members in a previously scheduled visit.
The campaign has tried to quell concerns in recent days over the president’s debate performance last week, where he appeared to stumble over some of his answers and misspeak at times.
Some Democrats had questioned whether Biden is the best candidate to put forward after the debate last week, and multiple editorial boards of newspapers across the country have called on the president to step down.
The campaign and the White House have remained adamant that Biden will not be dropping out of the race amid concerns from members of their own party. The campaign has also touted their fundraising numbers in the 72 hours following the debate, saying it raked in more than $33 million.
Biden spoke to voters Friday in Raleigh, N.C., following the debate, where insisted he remains the best candidate for the White House.
“Folks, I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden said at a campaign rally.
“But I know what I do know,” he said. “I know how to tell the truth. I know right from wrong. And I know how to do this job. I know how to get things done. And I know what millions of Americans know: When you get knocked down, you get back up."
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