Biden fails to quiet Democratic doubters as more express concern about his prospects

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🗓️ 12 July 2024

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President Biden is facing more calls from Democratic lawmakers to step aside as the party's nominee. Since his Thursday night press conference several House Democrats have issued statements asking for the president to leave the race. They join other congressional Democrats who made similar calls earlier this week. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0	Welcome to the news hour. President Biden is facing more calls from
0:04.9	Democratic lawmakers to step aside as the party's nominee since his Thursday
0:09.8	night press conference. Five House Democrats, Jim Himes, Eric Sorensen, Scott Peters, Brittany Peterson, and
0:17.0	Mike Levin have all issued statements asking for the president to step down.
0:21.7	They joined 15 other congressional Democrats who've made
0:24.7	similar calls earlier this week. Our White House correspondent Laura Barone
0:29.3	Lopez has the latest.
0:32.0	Thank you. Thank you.
0:34.0	Please be seated.
0:35.0	With all eyes on his high stakes press conference.
0:38.0	I'm not in this for my legacy.
0:40.0	I'm in this to complete the job I started.
0:44.0	President Biden played defense Thursday night,
0:47.0	trying to prove that he's still fit to run for re-election.
0:50.0	A lot can happen, but I think I'm the best qualified, I know I believe I'm the
0:56.3	best qualified to govern and I think I'm the best qualified to win. And while there
1:01.8	were gaffes and slip-ups, what concerns do you have about Vice President
1:06.0	Harris's ability to beat Donald Trump if she were at the top of the ticket?
1:11.4	Look, I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be Vice President,
1:15.0	that I think she was not qualified to be President.
1:18.7	He gave detailed answers on foreign policy and national security.
1:23.0	China has to understand that if they are supplying Russia with information and capacity
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