Good morning. It is Saturday, July the 6th, after a challenging week that has tested the Democratic Party's coalition four months before a critical election.

Joe Biden remained defiant about staying on as his party's presumptive presidential nominee

during a closely watched trip to Wisconsin yesterday.

They probably heard had a little debate last week.

Can't say it's my best performance.

But ever since then, there's been a lot of speculation.

What's Joe going to do?

Is you going to stay in the race?

Is he going to drop out?

What's you going to do?

Well, here's my answer.

I am running and going to win again.

Now, shortly after those remarks, the president sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC news anchor George Stephanopoulos, during which he answered tough questions about the realities of this year's presidential race.

You convinced yourself that only you can defeat him?

I convinced myself with two things. I'm the most qualified person to beat be beaten and I know how to get things done.

If you can be convinced that you cannot defeat Donald Trump will you stand down?

What depends on, if the Lord Almighty comes down tells me that, I might do that.

It's an important weekend for the president as he tries to quell concerns about his ability

to defeat Donald Trump again in November and lead down-ballot Democrats to victory.

He's also trying to ease the minds of Democratic lawmakers in particular ahead of their return

to Capitol Hill on Monday.

Some Democratic Congress members are already planning to convene to discuss the path forward

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