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Biden Press Conference, Presidential Poll, Gaza City Evacuation Orders

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

President Biden held a press conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit and his performance was closely watched by Democratic lawmakers, European allies and the American public. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll measured public opinion about President Biden post-debate, and Israel ordered hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza City to evacuate.

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0:00.0

President Biden held a news conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit and

0:06.6

fielded questions about his fitness to serve another term.

0:09.4

I'm in this to complete the job I started.

0:12.1

Will his performance at the news conference find some time at his own party?

0:15.0

I'm Sasha Fyfer. That's A Martinez and this is up first from NPR News.

0:21.0

A new NPR poll finds President Biden did not lose support from voters after the debate,

0:26.7

but margins between the two candidates remain razor thin.

0:29.7

How are voters deciding who to choose in November?

0:32.4

And Israel has ordered the total evacuation. How are voters deciding who to choose in November?

0:32.7

And Israel has ordered the total evacuation of the largest city in Gaza potentially

0:37.0

displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

0:40.1

Many families have refused to leave.

0:42.1

Meanwhile, the U.S. will resume sending 500-pound bombs to Israel.

0:46.8

Shipments had been paused over concerns about civilian casualties.

0:50.5

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