Biden reveals under what scenario he would consider withdrawing from the presidential race

President Joe Biden has had another difficult day in his candidacy, as he has confused names at two events that Democrats considered important as the party’s national convention approaches, in which it is expected that his status as official candidate will be made official.

Biden attended an event celebrating the Ukraine Security Pact where he shared a speech praising Zelensky for his “determination” and “courage.” However, at the time of presenting the president of Ukraine, the American president confused him with Putin.

“Now I want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination, ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Biden said. As people began to applaud, the Democrat repeated “President Putin” and then said “He’s going to beat President Putin. President Zelensky.”

On the other hand, at a press conference at the NATO summit, the president made another mistake, as he referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” after answering the first question. “Look, I wouldn’t have chosen Vice President Trump as vice president if I didn’t think she was qualified to be president,” Biden said.

Biden reveals under what scenario he would consider withdrawing from the presidential race

At this conference, President Biden spoke about different topics, including the possibility of leaving the presidential race. Previously, he had indicated that he will not withdraw from the race and that he will become the official Democratic candidate to challenge Trump.

Although in this conference he returned to those statements and even after both errors he emphasized that he is the most qualified person to do the job. However, he shared the possible scenario that would make him step aside in favor of another candidate.

At the end of the first conference, President Biden said he would only reconsider staying in the race if he was told there was no chance of winning. However, he then whispered into the microphone: “No one’s saying that. No poll says that.”

He was also questioned about whether he would allow delegates to vote freely if they had doubts about his candidacy. “They free to do whatever they want,” Biden said.

Under the Democratic National Committee’s bylaws, all delegates won by a candidate during the primary are “pledged” to support him or her at the party’s national convention. “All delegates to the National Convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them,” the rules state.