US President Joe Biden tells Democrats he will not stand aside
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Joe Biden has faced ongoing questions surrounding his ability to carry on as president, after his recent debate performance. Now, he's written to Democratic lawmakers, calling for unity and reassuring them he has the ability to run against Donald Trump. Also on this podcast: NATO condemns a Russian airstrike on a children's hospital in Kyiv, a Kenyan doomsday cult leader goes on trial, plane-maker Boeing faces more safety concerns, and a painting in Sydney depicting Jesus as a cartoon character causes a stir.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Tuesday the 9th of July, |
| 0:09.6 | these are our main stories. |
| 0:11.4 | The US President Joe Biden tells Democrats to unite behind |
| 0:15.0 | him, vowing he will stand in November's election. International condemnation |
| 0:19.7 | after a Russian strike hits a children's hospital in Kyiv. |
| 0:23.7 | In Kenya, the leader of a doomsday cult goes on trial. |
| 0:29.2 | Also in this podcast, Planemaker Boeing is ordered to urgently inspect thousands of oxygen masks and |
| 0:36.0 | at the moment the amount of people playing paddle compared to tennis is hugely hugely |
| 0:40.6 | different and I think there's there's room for all racket sports. |
| 0:44.2 | A battle between racket games is tennis great, |
| 0:47.6 | Novak Jokovich, says the future of his sport |
| 0:50.7 | could be under threat from paddle. |
| 0:53.0 | We start this podcast in the United States where President Biden says he isn't going anywhere as he seeks to unite the Democratic |
| 1:04.8 | Party ahead of the U.S election in November. |
| 1:08.2 | The last few weeks of the campaign have divided the party, causing some colleagues to call on the 81 year old president to drop out of the race. |
| 1:16.0 | In an open letter to lawmakers he stressed his ability to run and his commitment to defeating Donald Trump. |
| 1:23.0 | And Mr. Biden repeated that message in an interview with MS NBC. |
| 1:28.0 | The bottom line here is that we're not going anywhere. |
| 1:32.0 | I am not going anywhere. I am not going anywhere. I wouldn't be running if I |
| 1:35.6 | didn't absolutely believe that I am the best candidate to beat Donald Trump |
| 1:39.8 | in 2024. We had a Democratic nominating process for the voters spoke clearly. I want |
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