Trump not conceding poll defeat is an embarrassment, says Biden
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump not conceding poll defeat is an embarrassment, says Biden

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump not conceding defeat in the just-concluded election is an embarrassment, President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday, asserting that his transition plans have remained unaffected by this and he has started talking to world leaders. Responding to questions from reporters on Mr. Trump not conceding the race, Mr. Biden hoped that at the end it’s all going to come to fruition on January 20th. “We are moving along in a consistent manner, putting together our administration in the White House and reviewing who we’re going to pick for the cabinet positions.and nothing is going to stop that. “I feel good about the ability to.I said when we announced that the next president is going to inherit a divided country and a world in disarray.

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Trump Victory A ‘Broad Condemnation’ Of Biden Strategy, Progressive Group Concludes
6 days, 12 hours ago

Trump Victory A ‘Broad Condemnation’ Of Biden Strategy, Progressive Group Concludes

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden speaks to the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2024, as he heads to South Bend, Indiana. Ting Shen/AFP via Getty Images In the fall of 2023, the progressive polling outfit Data For Progress presented data to the White House showing voters were often …

Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss
1 month ago

Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats’ gut-wrenching defeat at the polls. His only public discussion of the outcome of the election came in a roughly six-minute speech in the Rose Garden two days after the election, when he urged people to “see each other not as adversaries but as fellow Americans” and to “bring …

Democrats split after Biden shook hands with Trump — the man he spent years calling a threat to democracy
1 month, 1 week ago

Democrats split after Biden shook hands with Trump — the man he spent years calling a threat to democracy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden — smiling next to a man he was running against for his re-election …

Biden faces doubts over his legacy as he prepares to hand over power to the man he called a threat to democracy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden faces doubts over his legacy as he prepares to hand over power to the man he called a threat to democracy

CNN  

Washington CNN — For years, President Joe Biden has used a single phrase to diminish his onetime rival Donald Trump while signaling his own adherence to American political tradition: “You can’t love your country only when you win.” As Biden conceded his vice president’s loss to Trump from the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, the line carried a different …

Biden pledges ‘peaceful transition’, dodges ironies in US election defeat
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden pledges ‘peaceful transition’, dodges ironies in US election defeat

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden offered Donald Trump congratulations on his election victory, and also tried to console Democrats. A smiling US President Joe Biden has pledged to ensure a “peaceful transition of power” on January 20 when former president and now President-elect Donald Trump is due to be inaugurated as the country’s 47th head of state. “I will do my duty as …

Biden faces doubts over his legacy as he prepares to hand over power to the man he called a threat to democracy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Biden faces doubts over his legacy as he prepares to hand over power to the man he called a threat to democracy

CNN  

Washington CNN — For years, President Joe Biden has used a single phrase to diminish his onetime rival Donald Trump while signaling his own adherence to American political tradition: “You can’t love your country only when you win.” As Biden conceded his vice president’s loss to Trump from the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, the line carried a different …

Biden Blames World Leaders for Trump's Election Woes
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2 months ago

Biden Blames World Leaders for Trump's Election Woes

News 18  

US President Joe Biden expressed deep concern over the international perception of his presidency, stating that world leaders told him that Donald Trump cannot win the upcoming presidential election. He expressed fear about the potential impact of Trump's return to the White House on the democratic rule across the globe. Biden also criticized Trump's friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, …

Biden says he is ‘concerned’ about election being ‘peaceful’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden says he is ‘concerned’ about election being ‘peaceful’

Politico  

The president was referring to a bombshell moment during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate when Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the GOP vice presidential nominee, refused to acknowledge that former President Donald Trump had lost the 2020 election and said he and Trump were “focused on the future” — a spin his Democratic opponent, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, called “a damning non-answer.” …

In TV interview, Biden explains his election exit
4 months, 1 week ago

In TV interview, Biden explains his election exit

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since withdrawing from the election, has said he acted under pressure from fellow Democrats and out of a determination to see Donald Trump beaten. “You’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say … I thought it’d be a real distraction,” Biden said. “I have an obligation to the country to …

In first interview since dropping out, Biden says Trump danger to US
4 months, 1 week ago

In first interview since dropping out, Biden says Trump danger to US

Al Jazeera  

Biden added that he dropped out of the US presidential race because he didn’t want to be a distraction, and also discussed Israel’s war on Gaza. Biden stressed that besides what the polls showed him, the main reason behind his decision was also to “maintain democracy” and “defeat Trump”, in reference to former President Donald Trump, who is once again …

Biden says he’s ‘not confident’ in peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses White House race
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden says he’s ‘not confident’ in peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses White House race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden says he is “not confident at all” that …

Biden explains reasons for not seeking second term
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden explains reasons for not seeking second term

China Daily  

US President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the White House in Washington on Wednesday. EVAN VUCCI/AP US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday night in a nationally televised address that he decided not to seek a second term because he wanted to "pass the torch to a new generation", which he said is "the best way" to unite the …

Biden’s speech: Warnings about Trump without naming him, a hefty to-do list, and a power handoff
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden’s speech: Warnings about Trump without naming him, a hefty to-do list, and a power handoff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign. Biden outlined a hefty to-do list for his final months The president says he’s going to keep working over his final six months in office. But Biden has used the formal trappings of an …

Democrats prepare for the Biden coup
5 months ago

Democrats prepare for the Biden coup

Live Mint  

One thing we’ve learned over the years is that Washington Democrats are ruthless when threatened by a loss of power. First the press learns, somehow, that Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have visited Mr. Biden to deliver the news that he could cost Democrats control of Congress. On Thursday came word, again leaked …

Biden is 'resigned' to dropping out — and could do it as soon as this weekend: report
5 months ago

Biden is 'resigned' to dropping out — and could do it as soon as this weekend: report

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden is acknowledging behind closed doors he may have no choice but to exit the race — and could do so as soon as this weekend, according to Axios. This comes after weeks of public and private panic from various Democratic leaders that began snowballing with Biden's low-energy debate stumble against former President Donald Trump in Atlanta last …

Biden needs to ‘seriously consider’ dropping out from election, Obama tells allies
5 months ago

Biden needs to ‘seriously consider’ dropping out from election, Obama tells allies

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden could withdraw from the presidential election as soon as this weekend, Democrats believe, after Barack Obama became the latest senior figure to express concerns about his age. Mr Obama, who served with Mr Biden for eight years in the White House, became the most prominent Democrat to express concerns on Thursday, after similar private warnings from three senior …

Biden shrugs off calls to exit presidential race as he takes aim at Trump’s ‘Project 2025’
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden shrugs off calls to exit presidential race as he takes aim at Trump’s ‘Project 2025’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Instead he told rallygoers: “I am running, and …

Biden’s election crisis: What happens if the US president loses support?
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s election crisis: What happens if the US president loses support?

Al Jazeera  

More Democrats are calling on Biden to drop out of the race, but the US president has remained defiant against critics. pic.twitter.com/KSX1jd0O6m — Greg Stanton July 11, 2024 “President Biden has spent his life serving our nation and building the next generation of American leadership,” Scholten, who represents a district in the key swing state of Michigan, said in a …

"This is over": Biden's Democratic critics say press conference not enough to stop growing revolt
5 months, 1 week ago

"This is over": Biden's Democratic critics say press conference not enough to stop growing revolt

Salon  

In 2024 terms, this was the good Joe Biden: Discussing the minutiae of foreign policy at his Thursday night press conference, the president sounded confident and in command of the facts, delivering answers about U.S. policy toward Russia and China that his Republican rival would not be able to give even after a heroic dose of stimulants and gray-market brain …

Biden admits to key ally he may need to quit: N.Y. Times
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden admits to key ally he may need to quit: N.Y. Times

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden has heard calls for him to step aside after his debate debacle, and he's reportedly considering it. The president has told a key ally he realizes he may not be able to convince voters that he is up to the task of winning the election and serving another term, and that individual told the New York Times …

Panicked Democrats call for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate against Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Panicked Democrats call for Biden to step aside after ‘horrible’ debate against Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent that people …

Biden is hit with what could be the most damning swing state poll of the 2024 race less than a day before the debate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden is hit with what could be the most damning swing state poll of the 2024 race less than a day before the debate

Daily Mail  

A new swing state poll released Wednesday shows that more of the nation's most influential voters trust former President Donald Trump in handling threats to democracy than President Joe Biden. President Joe Biden has hinged his reelection bid to the hope that voters will view former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy after January 6 and vowing to …

Donald Trump puts America on notice again: If he loses, he won’t go quietly
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump puts America on notice again: If he loses, he won’t go quietly

LA Times  

Insurrectionists storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, after then-President Trump urged them to march to the building where lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden’s election win. When Time magazine asked Trump whether the election would end in political violence if he loses, the former president replied: “If we don’t win, you know, it depends. “If it’s not, you have …

The trouble with Trump polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The trouble with Trump polls

Salon  

Up and down and around and around and up and down we go, and where we’ll stop nobody knows! You remember the panic of the March 2 poll showing Trump ahead of Biden by 48 to 43 percent among registered voters, don’t you? Last Sunday, a CNN poll had Trump leading by 49 to 43 percent, and this time CNN …

Americans 'tired of seeing' Trump and Biden in polls but will still vote: Poll
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Americans 'tired of seeing' Trump and Biden in polls but will still vote: Poll

Firstpost  

Americans are unhappy about a looming election rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, but that won’t stop them from voting, a Reuters/Ipsos poll this week found. As Trump handily beat his sole remaining primary challenger, Nikki Haley, some 67% of respondents polled Monday through Wednesday said they were “tired of seeing the same candidates …

Ex-Trump White House aide reveals he would back Biden in a 2020 rematch
11 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Trump White House aide reveals he would back Biden in a 2020 rematch

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Scaramucci, Trump’s former White House communications director, admitted he …

Biden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden’s kicking off 2024 by delving into some of the country’s darkest moments

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners — seeking to present in the starkest possible terms an election he argues could determine the fate of American …

Bidenworld is quietly confident about a 2024 victory despite naysayers’ concerns
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bidenworld is quietly confident about a 2024 victory despite naysayers’ concerns

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But with the days until next year’s general election passing with what seems to …

Joe Biden delivers fresh warning on Donald Trump
1 year ago

Joe Biden delivers fresh warning on Donald Trump

Live Mint  

-- President Joe Biden delivered a fresh warning about the stakes of the 2024 election, saying Democrats must rally to defeat Donald Trump or risk losing democracy. The president has said repeatedly that the country’s democratic system is at stake, even as polls show he and Trump in a close match-up as Biden’s approval ratings sag. Biden likened some of …

Biden says he’s an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden says he’s an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he’s “never been more optimistic” about the country’s direction. Biden in recent days has accused the former Republican president of being “determined to destroy American democracy” and being out for “revenge” and “retribution.” Biden’s reelection campaign is sending more emails with stark warnings: “Trump’s America in 2025: A Unilateral …

Opinion: A huge night for Democrats
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: A huge night for Democrats

CNN  

Editor’s note: Kate Bedingfield served as White House Communications Director in the Biden administration, and was the deputy campaign manager on Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign. In Ohio, a state Donald Trump won by 8 points in 2020, voters overwhelmingly supported Issue 1, a ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in the state’s constitution. In addition to telling us that voters resoundingly …

Opinion: Why Democrats shouldn’t despair over concerning new polls about Biden
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Why Democrats shouldn’t despair over concerning new polls about Biden

CNN  

Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. CNN — There’s no other way to put this: New poll results from The New York Times and Siena College that show President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump in most of six battleground …

Opinion: Uncomfortable reality for Biden
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: Uncomfortable reality for Biden

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. “In the northern reaches of Gaza,” he wrote, “over 20 members of my extended family seek shelter under the refuge of a staircase — a frail shield against the relentless and merciless storm of airstrikes.” “They tread cautiously, avoiding windows and the desolate streets where the overwhelming stench …

Biden says he’s not ready to make 2024 decision
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden says he’s not ready to make 2024 decision

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s simply not ready to decide whether to run for reelection, even as he dismissed polls showing a majority of Democrats want another candidate in 2024. “I’m just not ready to make it,” Biden told Telemundo when asked in an interview what was stopping him from deciding on another run. I feel good …

Biden political future clouded by classified document probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden political future clouded by classified document probe

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Virtually everything was going right for President Joe Biden as he opened the year. But on Thursday, Biden’s political outlook veered into more uncertain territory after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate the Democratic president’s handling of classified documents. “The American people certainly deserve better choices — Republicans and Democrats,” Turner said, applauding …

US votes with Biden agenda at stake and Trump in the wings
2 years, 1 month ago

US votes with Biden agenda at stake and Trump in the wings

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Polls opened Tuesday in crucial US midterm elections that could decide the political future of both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump -- who has all but announced he will seek the White House again in 2024. Biden's Democrats are facing a gargantuan struggle to hang on to Congress, after a race the president has cast as …

The battle of dire warnings: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden ahead of US midterm polls
2 years, 1 month ago

The battle of dire warnings: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden ahead of US midterm polls

Hindustan Times  

Midterm elections in the United States are just around the corner. US Midterm Elections: US President Joe Biden and former US President Barack Obama are seen. Former US president Donald Trump said that there will be destruction in America if his fellow Republicans don't deliver a massive electoral wave. “Everybody, I promise you, in the very next — very, very, …

Biden says Trump handling of documents 'totally irresponsible'
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden says Trump handling of documents 'totally irresponsible'

The Hindu  

U. S. President Joe Biden said in an interview aired on Sunday that his predecessor Donald Trump's handling of classified documents was "totally irresponsible" but that he is staying out of the investigation. Seeing the classified documents turned up by an August 8 FBI search of Mr. Trump’s Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago caused Mr. Biden to wonder “how anyone can …

Unfinished business: Biden sharpens his attacks on Trumpism
2 years, 3 months ago

Unfinished business: Biden sharpens his attacks on Trumpism

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Nearly two years after he defeated Donald Trump, President Joe Biden has some unfinished business he’s aiming to settle with the restive forces of Trumpism. “It’s not just Trump, it’s the entire philosophy that underpins the — I’m going to say something, it’s like semi-fascism.” In his Thursday address, White House officials said, Biden will hark back to …

Biden says he’d be ‘very fortunate’ to have Trump run against him in 2024
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden says he’d be ‘very fortunate’ to have Trump run against him in 2024

The Independent  

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Of promises unfulfilled and expectations belied: President Joe Biden’s disappointing year in office
2 years, 10 months ago

Of promises unfulfilled and expectations belied: President Joe Biden’s disappointing year in office

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden needs to do more in concrete terms to reassert US position in world affairs and try to prevent the rise of a self-centred and aggressive hegemon President Joe Biden’s first year in office can be characterised as a period of promises unfulfilled, expectations belied and hopes dashed to the ground. The reason why President Biden failed to …

Opinion: Democrats are playing a dangerous game: ‘Deal or End American Democracy’
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Democrats are playing a dangerous game: ‘Deal or End American Democracy’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House. CNN — If the ongoing negotiations over President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda were a game show, it would not be called “Deal or No Deal.” …

Trump says 'there is no way Biden won the election' as new poll says 67% of Republican voters agree
3 years, 7 months ago

Trump says 'there is no way Biden won the election' as new poll says 67% of Republican voters agree

Daily Mail  

In a post on his website on Sunday, Donald Trump said the Republican Party was 'very strong' Former President Donald Trump has claimed 'there is no way' Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election after a poll suggested the majority of GOP voters agree. Former President Donald Trump has claimed 'there is no way' Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election after …

Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence briefings, a courtesy that historically has been granted to outgoing presidents. What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said earlier this week that the issue …

Donald Trump should not get US intel briefings, Joe Biden says
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump should not get US intel briefings, Joe Biden says

Al Jazeera  

Ex-president might not receive US intelligence briefings because of ‘erratic’ conduct, concerns about secrecy. Donald Trump should not continue to receive intelligence briefings normally available to former presidents because of his “erratic” behaviour, President Joe Biden said in a US media interview. More recently, during the 2020 election campaign, Trump administration officials selectively declassified information to attack the president’s political …

Biden says Trump Pentagon stalling transition, posing risks
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden says Trump Pentagon stalling transition, posing risks

Raw Story  

President-elect Joe Biden said Monday that Donald Trump's appointees at the Pentagon were stalling on the transition and warned that the United States faces security risks as a result. "Right now, we just aren't getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security area," Biden said after the briefing. "We need full visibility into …

Trump says Biden is ‘pretending he’s won’ and insists he had a ‘landslide victory’
4 years ago

Trump says Biden is ‘pretending he’s won’ and insists he had a ‘landslide victory’

The Independent  

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‘Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation
4 years ago

‘Democracy prevailed': Biden aims to unify divided nation

Associated Press  

— President-elect Joe Biden pointedly criticized President Donald Trump on Monday for threatening core principles of democracy even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed.” Speaking from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, on the day that electors nationwide cast votes affirming his victory, Biden was blunt in critiquing the damage done by Trump’s baseless allegations …

Biden Transition Kicks into Gear, as Trump Acknowledges Dwindling Legal Options
4 years ago

Biden Transition Kicks into Gear, as Trump Acknowledges Dwindling Legal Options

News 18  

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to unveil his picks for several top economic positions as early as Monday when he will also finally receive his first classified intelligence briefing, an essential step towards taking control of national security. In contrast to Trump, who largely picked white men for key positions, Biden’s early appointments were shaping up to be highly diverse, …

Trump relents finally, tells officials to cooperate with Biden transition team
4 years ago

Trump relents finally, tells officials to cooperate with Biden transition team

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump finally relented on Monday, 16 days after he was projected to lose to President-elect Joe Biden, and instructed his officials to cooperate with the incoming administration, but he did not concede defeat and vowed to keep up the “good fight”, referring to his efforts to stay in office. “Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up …

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