MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump's campaign is contrasting what it calls a “unified” Republican Party at the Republican National Convention with the latest turmoil surrounding President Biden's reelection bid.
On Thursday, a Trump campaign official told Fox News: “When you look at what we've done with this convention, we've shown the American people that not only is the Republican Party unified, but we have a unifying vision for the entire country with President Trump's agenda and plan for America in place.”
“At the same time, Democrats cannot even decide who their nominee should be,” the official argued.
Biden's campaign insists the president will 'stay in this race'
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures during the third day of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 17, 2024. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)
Comments come as President Biden The reelection campaign is pushing back against a series of reports in the past 24 hours that the president has become more receptive in recent days to hearing arguments about why he should drop his 2024 reelection bid.
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“Our campaign is not thinking about any scenario where President Biden is not at the top of the ticket. He is and will be the Democratic nominee,” Biden's senior deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks told reporters at a news conference Thursday morning near the site of the Republican National Convention.
President Joe Biden waves as he walks down the stairs of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Biden is returning home to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Fulks stressed that “the president has said it several times. He is staying in this race” and “we hope he accepts the proposal.” [nomination of the] delegates in Chicago and continue this race to talk about what's at stake.”
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Following his disastrous performance in last month's debate in his face-to-face confrontation with Former President Trump, Republican 2024 presidential candidate Biden, 81, has been facing questions about whether he has the physical and mental capabilities to serve another four years in the world's most demanding job.
President Biden and former President Trump debated Thursday night. (Fake Images)
And politically, Biden has been responding to a growing chorus of calls to end his campaign from elected Democrats, who are deeply concerned that the party could lose not just the White House but both chambers of Congress in the fall elections.
Reports in the past 24 hours indicated that top Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have had frank conversations with Biden about the possibility of the president ending his campaign.
And a Washington Post report Thursday suggested former President Obama has told allies in recent days that Biden's path to victory has narrowed greatly and he believes the president needs to seriously reconsider his decision to continue running.
A source familiar with former President Obama's thinking, asked about the new Washington Post report, told Fox News that the former president “continues to see his primary role as being a sounding board and advisor to President Biden, as they have for many years. He believes Joe Biden has been an exceptional president and is protective of both him personally and the strong, historic accomplishments of the Biden administration.”
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