Jill Biden revealed that she comforted Joe after his disastrous debate performance and even she admitted that he was “on the minds” of her campaign donors.
The First Lady has come under scrutiny in recent days amid growing fears about President Biden’s deteriorating age, with some speculating she is a driving force behind his insistence on staying in the 2024 race.
At a fundraiser Friday in New York City, Jill told supporters that her husband is “not a young man,” but said she was only offering words of reassurance after his ordeal at the 90-minute debate.
‘After the debate last night, he said, ‘You know, Jill, I don’t know what happened. ‘ I didn’t feel so good,’ he began, according to a New York Times reporter. Katie Rogers.
‘I said, ‘Look, Joe, we’re not going to let 90 minutes define the four years you’ve been president.’
The First Lady has come under scrutiny in recent days amid growing fears about President Biden’s deteriorating age, with some speculating she is a driving force behind his insistence on staying in the 2024 race.
On debate night, Jill raised eyebrows when she was seen carefully helping the 81-year-old off the debate stage before congratulating him for “answering all the questions,” which some observers criticized for the low standard he cleared.
She appears determined to remain stubbornly by his side until November, even though the debate has reportedly sparked panic within the Democratic Party, which is seeking to potentially oust the president.
A source close to the First Lady told DailyMail.com that the couple “knows (Joe) didn’t have the best first debate,” but they have no plans to change course.
“Is he the best person to be president, now and for the next four years? 100% yes,” the source said.
‘She is his wife of 47 years; she is his biggest supporter, his biggest supporter and his biggest believer.’
President Joe Biden insisted he can still win the election at his first campaign rally after his disastrous debate performance, where he appeared far more energetic than the night before.
US President Joe Biden speaks to the crowd during a campaign event at the Jim Graham Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, June 28, 2024.
The day after Biden’s debate fiasco, the president appeared much stronger and more virile at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he insisted that he “intends to win this election” in November.
Jill Biden called it an “incredible event,” with more than 2,000 supporters gathering to show their support.
However, the rally did little to dispel rumors that Democrats might try to intervene and urge Biden to drop out of the race, with former President Barack Obama and the First Lady seen as the few people who could convince him.
Biden already has the Democratic nomination secured and would have to step aside voluntarily to avoid facing Trump in November.
Betting markets showed Biden’s re-election chances took a significant hit after the debate, according to poll aggregator RealClear Pollwhich tracks a number of betting markets, shows that Biden now has just a 22.2 percent chance of re-election, compared to Trump’s 54.8 percent.
Biden was sitting at 35 percent before his weak performance on the debate stage, still behind Trump, yet aggregator RealClear has Trump easily beating Biden in several markets, with the president’s worst odds coming from Betfair, at just 16 percent.
Talk of replacing Biden as the Democratic nominee has seen California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s name float, with PredictIt now giving Newsom a 14 percent chance of beating Trump in November.
And at BetOnline, where Biden’s odds fell from +130 to +300 overnight, the company said it received a flood of bets placed on potential Biden replacements on the Democratic ticket.
“We continue to place bets over and over again on Gavin Newsom and Michelle Obama,” BetOnline political oddsmaker Paul Krishnamurty told reporters. New York Post.
