US President Joe Biden recently revealed the one thing that would make him drop out of the 2024 presidential race amid growing calls among Democrats for him to step down as the party's 2024 presidential candidate.
Democrats have urged Biden, 81, to drop out of the presidential race in light of his much-criticized performance in a June debate against former President Donald Trump, 78. Fox News reported.
However, the president has consistently refused to step down and has dismissed rumours that he may not be fit to be the country's next president.
During an interview with Black Entertainment Television (BET) On Tuesday, Biden, who is desperately trying to do damage control, revealed the one thing he believes would lead him to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
“If I had some medical condition that came up, if somebody, the doctors came and said I have this problem, that problem,” Biden said during the interview.
“But I made a serious mistake in the whole debate. Look, when I originally ran, you might remember, I said I was going to be a transitional candidate. I thought I could pass the baton to somebody else. But I didn't anticipate things getting so, so, so divisive.”
“Frankly, I think the only thing that comes with age is a little wisdom. And I think I've proven that I know how to do things for the country, even though we were told we couldn't do it. But there's more to do and I'm reluctant to turn back,” he added.
The interview marks Biden's third scheduled interview with a television network as he seeks to maintain his support among black voters.
Despite having a solid majority of Black voters, Biden's campaign has seen a notable drop in enthusiasm in key states since 2020.
TO USA Today/Suffolk University A poll released last month found that support for Biden among black voters has fallen by roughly 20 percentage points in both Michigan and Pennsylvania since the last election.
