REHOBOTH BEACH, United States — US President Joe Biden pledged to stay in the White House race Friday, defying a growing Democratic party revolt that raised speculation he could bow out as soon as this weekend. A key donor, Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz, also joined other supporters such as actor George Clooney who want Biden to make way. "Sadly, President Biden has a choice -- vanity or virtue," the New York Times quoted Moritz as saying. "Absolutely the president's in this race," campaign chairwoman Jen O'Malley Dillon told MSNBC's Morning Joe program. Biden beat Trump in 2020, becoming the oldest president in US history in the process.

Source: Philippine Star July 20, 2024 18:43 UTC